These pictures are from another village along the same river valley. Char and I wore our Tibetan clothes this day. Here we were with friends picnicking before the main day's events started. You can also see a traditional picnicking tent and the typical food and drink served. At this party, Char cleverly helped me to trade my drinking glass full of barley alcohol for one filled with water!
Men are expected to drink lots and they try to make sure you get drunk by toasting you many times. As this isn't my style, I am always trying to come up with clever ways to appear to be drinking while keeping to a minimum.
At many Tibetan gatherings, singing is part of the "fun" here is one of the men holding a scarf and singing in a traditional style. So far, Char and I have sung "Country Roads" "Red River Valley" and "Summer Time" either together or individually for up to 100 people or so.
Since my Tibetan language skills are extremely limited, often interaction is more basic. Here I am challenged to a reprisal of an earlier arm wrestling contest. (I won again.)
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