solar cookers

If I understood her correctly, Uppal wants me to take photos inside the gompas so they can sell them in the shop. I pointed out the “no photos” sign and she gave me a look and said something like, “Well I'm telling you to, so obviously it’s all right!”

The mystery of yesterday’s “cookers” explained. Young woman with bright blond hair stopped by the kitchen: “You know Helmut?” Chatted for a few minutes. Apparently she and Helmut are involved with a project to distibute solar cookers to Nepal to help the deforestation situation. There are solar cookers all over Muktinath—basically just a pot with a big metal round hat over it.