arriving at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan airport - my mom, me, brother, Shahrina (my sister), sister-in-lawMar 09, 2008
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one of the many sadhus you see around thereMar 09, 2008
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flying low over the countryside, you can see the roads and villages built into the mountainsMar 09, 2008
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the Kumari palace -i was hoping to see the Kumari, I'd seen a documentary about the kumaris a few years ago & was fascinated. only hindus were allowed inside, she was busy praying so i was asked to come back in 2 hours (they assumed i was hindu)Mar 09, 2008
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the famous Nepali windows, small wooden intricately carved.Mar 09, 2008
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still exciting here (by my fourth time of flying close to the Himalayas, i was too jaded and that initial sense of wonder was lost)Mar 09, 2008
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flying to Kathmandu from Dhaka, the views were pretty stunning. what we thought at first were clouds above the clouds, turned out to be the Himalayas. it was pretty mindboggling the first time, but these photos don't capture that unfortunatelyMar 09, 2008
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village women hanging out in the sun and chatting...Mar 09, 2008
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the moppit showed interest in the school kids (normally he only likes adults, though that's changing as he's growing)Mar 09, 2008
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the red dot people (we all smeared the red powder at the temple entrance on our foreheads) Mar 09, 2008
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and also narrow little streetsMar 09, 2008
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my dad. In Bhaktapur, an ancient medieval town outside Kathmandu of temples, palaces and massive squaresMar 09, 2008
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