Like all of us, the bloom is past it’s best, but not ready to go just yet!
Holding On by CliveHollingshead by CliveHollingshead
Travel Photos
Pashmina Goats in Chemrey by Angshu by Angshu
Chemrey Monastery or Chemrey Gompa is a 1664 Buddhist monastery, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Leh, Ladakh, northern India. It belongs to the Drugpa monastic order.
An important centre of Buddhist learning, the monastery attracts large number of tourists because of its picturesque location. It sits on a rocky mound among the dry mountain tops of the Himalayas. Though the area is an unclean desert, cultivated terraced fields can be seen around the monastery.
The major attraction of the monastery is the one-storey high idol of Padmasambhava, who was instrumental in the spread of Buddhism in Tibet and translated many Indian scriptures written in Pali and Sanskrit into Tibetan.
An important centre of Buddhist learning, the monastery attracts large number of tourists because of its picturesque location. It sits on a rocky mound among the dry mountain tops of the Himalayas. Though the area is an unclean desert, cultivated terraced fields can be seen around the monastery.
The major attraction of the monastery is the one-storey high idol of Padmasambhava, who was instrumental in the spread of Buddhism in Tibet and translated many Indian scriptures written in Pali and Sanskrit into Tibetan.
Young Monk – Ladakh by babasteve by babasteve
A young monk in an ancient Buddhist monastery outside of Leh, Ladakh, nestled in the Himalaya mountains of India.
A Bite of Lisbon by YanlunPeng by YanlunPeng
sea by adam_adventure_photos by adam_adventure_photos
Port Burton
Beach.jpg by diwang0219 by diwang0219
Flamenco Beach in Culebra. Top 1 of the most beautiful beach in America.
Walking Home by chriswtaylor by chriswtaylor
Stavanger Norway.
Burano pittoresco by RobMenting by RobMenting
Venezia, Italy
Val Müstair: The Monastery – The Welcoming Committee, freshly renovated by SwissFiveNine by SwissFiveNine
See also my gallery “Müstair – Walks”. – My own pictures from my walks between the saisons in March 2013.
Sunlight plays amazing tricks at Yosemite National Park,…
Sunlight plays amazing tricks at Yosemite National Park, illuminating the park’s towering granite rock formations and making them appear on fire. This pic shows El Capitan on a stormy day, glowing in sunset’s sweet light. Photo by Christine White Loberg, National Park Service.
Sig Nordal 