broken bow map houses above which rises a steep ridge topped with a timeless gompa. Heading the other way, just nor

houses above which rises a steep ridge topped with a timeless gompa. Heading the other way, just north of New Dirang, the valley opens out and its floor becomes a patchwork of rice and crop fields broken bow map through which gushes the icy blue river. broken bow map A fun day could be spent walking along the footpaths between fields and little hamlets.

While each of these hotels have good restaurants, the cosy Dragon Restaurant (Old Market; mains 60-150) is the town s best eatery with freshly made local dishes such as churpa ( 150), a fermented cheese broth with fungi and vegetables broken bow map that tastes much better than it sounds. Also don t miss the Tibetan tea. An acquired taste if ever there were one.