Photos of our trip to Nepal

November 2008
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 — Arrival
9 — Sightseeing
Bodhnath
Bagmati River
Patan
10
Budhanilkantha
Road to Nagarkot
11
Sunrise at Nagarkot
Bhaktapur
12
Bhaktapur
Travel
13
Bandipur
14
15

Trekking
16
17

Trekking
18
Pokhara
19
Travel
20
Lumbini
21 — Chitwan
22
23
Kathmandu
24
Departure
25
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi
airport closed —
cannot go home yet
26 27 28 29
Finally got a flight out
from U-tapao airport
30 — Home

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Bodhnath, home of one of the world's largest Buddhist stupas

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The Bagmati River is a popular site for Hindu cremations. The Pashupatinath temple is also there.

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Durbar Square in Patan, one of the old towns in the Kathmandu area.

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Bodhnath



The stupa is in a quiet enclosed space surrounded by a circle of buildings.

Closeup of one of the banners that are hung everywhere

They appear to be counting grains of corn or rice (or stones?) and then, when they are finished, they do it over again.

Receiving a blessing

Small nook in the wall

She needs a cane to walk but still she runs round & round the spinning thing!

Bagmati River & surroundings



The river is really cruddy.

Shiva's penis

Holy Men live in these hermit caves in the side of the cliff.

Preparing a cremation

Find the monkey!

Cow parking

In Nepal, all dogs apparently sleep the day away in the middle of public places.

The river is really cruddy.

Only Hindus allowed inside

Find the monkeys!

Patan Durbar Square & surroundings



And apparently there's a standard orientation for dogs to lie in while they sleep all day.

Mahaboudha