the massive buddhist stupa of Boudhanath, supposed to be one of the largest in the world, and one of the holiest buddhist sites in nepal (and yet another unesco world heritage site)71 views
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Shahrina & my mom, under the fluttering prayer flags71 views
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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 minutes71 views
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nepalese wine71 views
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flying low over the countryside, you can see the roads and villages built into the mountains69 views
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the tibetan buddhists have a very interesting way of praying. they constantly move from the standing position to prostrating completely flat on the ground in an endless pattern, seemed very strenuous. here they are in different positions of praying69 views
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69 views
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69 views
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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)69 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)68 views
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hundreds of pigeons in this one section of the sprawling Durbar Square (one of the UNESCO world heritage sites) 68 views
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streets of Thamel, very touristy, but still enjoyable68 views
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the little moppit! (my nickname for my cutie adorable little nephew)68 views
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one of the cars we hired - pretty hysterical68 views
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students/maoists gathered for demonstration & the army68 views
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67 views
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had to take pics - our experience, the expectation, and the ultimate blahness was too funny67 views
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the All Seeing Eye66 views
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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...66 views
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a huge number of tibetans have settled around the Boudhanath area65 views
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discovering the texture of flowers65 views
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the prayer wheels all around the stupa64 views
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Shahrina and I, with our our mom and dad63 views
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