breakfast at our hotel - the Chowdhury family - minus Chuck, who had to be working back in ny :(138 views
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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 unfortunately123 views
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arriving at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan airport - my mom, me, brother, Shahrina (my sister), sister-in-law118 views
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one of the many sadhus you see around there117 views
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yet another maoist procession111 views
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Kathmandu's Durbar Sq (there are 2 other Durbar squares near the city)108 views
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marigolds for offerings - the main palace of durbar sq is dedicated to the hindu god hanuman, and there are so many temples here107 views
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marigold flower sellers for the temples107 views
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the famous Nepali windows, small wooden intricately carved.106 views
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this was one of my favourite places in Kathmandu. seemingly endless streams of pilgrims, monks, buddhists circle in a clockwise direction around and around the stupa, spinning the prayer wheels, walking & praying 102 views
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female sadhu100 views
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rooftop cafe in Thamel. more nepali tea! (it was so cold there, the tea felt good)98 views
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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)97 views
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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)97 views
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Kathmandu valley96 views
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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.94 views
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celebrating my mom's birthday94 views
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visiting my mom's friend - her husband works for the UN and they've lived in Kathmandu for a long time93 views
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flying low over the countryside, you can see the roads and villages built into the mountains91 views
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