7:30 in the morning (Motto: the early bird catches the bride) a newly wed couple arrives at the buildings behind the hotel and is greeted with fire crackers. The manholes are always covered with red paper for the arrival of the bride and groom.
the was very hot, overcast and smoggy so a long walk was out of the question. On the way to look at two monasteries I saw this tree with various birds, a cricket making a big racket and a pitcher plant like mine at home.
Outside the monastery, a row of god-shops.
Saw this amazing stone goldfish bowl decorated with bug-eyed goldfish inside the monastery.
and a dragon-fish shaped gong