Soul Searching

Life is full of surprises, and this certainly was one of them. The setting is mind-boggling, absolutely stunning. More on that in a minute.

The first amazing thing was that the royal couple I met sent their personal driver to take me here. Truly generous of them. Then I got here and simply can not believe the view. Nestled on a mountain top is a tiny temple. Originally a fertility temple, in Mayan style no less. The moon is full, and this is the temple of the moon. What good fortune! There is a brother temple for the sun an hour’s hike away. I am going to try and do it in the morning. The royal couple came up here and had dinner with me before they left back to solo.

Back to the view, gorgeous. I love mountains, and this one is stunning. You look down onto the verdant rice fields as the sun pases through the mist. It’s magical.

One note, apparently this ara was a Taliban stronghold until very recently. Apparently those i spoke with think that this fact makes it a very safe place. They don’t want any attention brought here. All I have to say is that everyone has been extremely nice to me. They seem like truly kind, generous, and honest people.