breakfast at our hotel - the Chowdhury family - minus Chuck, who had to be working back in ny :(85 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 unfortunately72 views
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arriving at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan airport - my mom, me, brother, Shahrina (my sister), sister-in-law71 views
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Kathmandu's Durbar Sq (there are 2 other Durbar squares near the city)62 views
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one of the many sadhus you see around there57 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 here55 views
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the famous Nepali windows, small wooden intricately carved.54 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)54 views
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marigold flower sellers for the temples54 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 52 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.52 views
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celebrating my mom's birthday51 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)50 views
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yet another maoist procession50 views
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Kathmandu valley48 views
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female sadhu48 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 time48 views
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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)46 views
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hundreds of pigeons in this one section of the sprawling Durbar Square (one of the UNESCO world heritage sites) 46 views
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rooftop cafe in Thamel. more nepali tea! (it was so cold there, the tea felt good)46 views
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Shahrina & my mom, under the fluttering prayer flags45 views
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