We woke up to rain which meant snow at the higher elevations. I continued coughing and wheezing. We drove to the north end of Dodina and hiked up a steep climb to the Cheri Monastery or goemba which means monastery. It is perched on the hillside and is home to many monks. It was built in 1620 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namayal and today serves as the main meditation center of the country. We toured the center and were given time to do some of our own meditating.
We then went to lunch at a restaurant named Edelweiss and ate a traditional Bhutanese lunch which consists of locally grown red rice, potatoes, noodles, shredded beef, chilies mixed with cheese
and tea. We then went to a textile museum and were amazed by the work that we saw. Many of the pieces created looked like they had been embroidered with such detail when in fact they had been created through weaving only. Each garment whether a scarf or dress can take up to one year to create.
After we left the museum, we visited a "mini-zoo" which housed the national animal which is called a takin. It looks like a combination of cow and goat and the animals were grazing the entire time that we visited.
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