the temple complex is old and sprawling. this is looking across the narrow Bagmati river from the Arya Ghat to the terrace of the temple on the other bankMar 09, 2008
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We went to Kathmandu's Pashupatinath temple at dusk, not expecting to really see much, everyone goes during the day. however, it turned out to be quite an amazing experience not possible to convey in these photosMar 09, 2008
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Cremation. i'd never been this close to a human body being burnt. it was so ordinary and surreal at the same timeMar 09, 2008
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yet another maoist processionMar 09, 2008
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students/maoists gathered for demonstration & the armyMar 09, 2008
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one of the cars we hired - pretty hystericalMar 09, 2008
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nepalese wineMar 09, 2008
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one of the many maoist processions while we were thereMar 09, 2008
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celebrating my mom's birthdayMar 09, 2008
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visiting my mom's friend - her husband works for the UN and they've lived in Kathmandu for a long timeMar 09, 2008
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had to take pics - our experience, the expectation, and the ultimate blahness was too funnyMar 09, 2008
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the Garden of Dreams! what an evocative name, and so disappointing. 3 minutes walk from our hotel, we got lost & got to it after walking around for 40 minutes & finally taking rickshaws. basically nicely maintained old colonial gardenMar 09, 2008
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discovering the texture of flowersMar 09, 2008
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the moppit was fascinated with any animal shaped figures he saw on this trip. checking out the garden of our hotel...Mar 09, 2008
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i was babysitting the moppit while brother & sister-in-law were having breakfast. so i took him to the garden which held his interest for about 10 minutesMar 09, 2008
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having breakfast at yet another rooftop cafe. kathmandu is filled with these rooftop cafes, that was one of my favourite things about the city.Mar 09, 2008
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brother & sister-in-law enjoying a rickshaw ride (actually, we got lost in the narrow winding streets trying to get to the Garden of Dreams, and so we ended up taking riskshaws only to discover it was 3 minutes walk from our hotel)Mar 09, 2008
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informal vegetable market around one of the many squares of kathmanduMar 09, 2008
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it was very cold at night (30 F), and most people don't have heating in their homes. we'd see people warming themselves by little streetside fires Mar 09, 2008
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snack cart/baby strollerMar 09, 2008
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the little moppit! (my nickname for my cutie adorable little nephew)Mar 09, 2008
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rooftop cafe in Thamel. more nepali tea! (it was so cold there, the tea felt good)Mar 09, 2008
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at a rooftop cafe overlooking the stupa where we got nepali tea and momos (i got so addicted to nepali tea, i crave it all the time now)Mar 09, 2008
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