Dharamshala Arrival

I went to India and Nepal for the first time on a Buddhist pilgrimage led by Shantum Seth in 2007. The following is from my 2008 trip, about a year later.

Entrance to our room

During our drive through the mountains or rather Himalayan foothills, Shantum’s car had a flat tire, so we pulled over on the left, in front of what I guess was an auto repair shop. We had to wait for a bit. I wasn’t bored. Some boys out front were attempting to fix a…