Kopan Monastery

To mark my one month anniversary in Kathmandu I decided to take Sunday off and go visit the Kopan Monastery . Its a Buddhist Monastery in the Tibetan style and it has been built on a hill side ( a 20min taxi ride from me ) over looking the Kathmandu Valley. It has approx. 360 monks and you can go on various lengths of retreat there .
I must say that after the chaos and bustle and dirt of Kathmandu city and having 20 small kids use you as a climbing tree for the past month , it was a welcome two hours of peace and quiet. You could even feel the serenity as you walked through the big entrance gates .
As soon as it warms up I will be taking my book here and spending the entire day lying on the grass!