Shahrina & my mom, under the fluttering prayer flags47 views
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flying low over the countryside, you can see the roads and villages built into the mountains45 views
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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)45 views
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45 views
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the "square" (really a circle) around the stupa. it was beautiful being there at sunset, with the people, the mountains, even the pigeons!45 views
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the prayer wheels all around the stupa45 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)45 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 praying44 views
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a huge number of tibetans have settled around the Boudhanath area44 views
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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 garden43 views
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one of the many maoist processions while we were there43 views
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the little moppit! (my nickname for my cutie adorable little nephew)42 views
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had to take pics - our experience, the expectation, and the ultimate blahness was too funny42 views
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streets of Thamel, very touristy, but still enjoyable41 views
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discovering the texture of flowers41 views
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nepalese wine41 views
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Shahrina and I, with our our mom and dad40 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 minutes40 views
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the All Seeing Eye39 views
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informal vegetable market around one of the many squares of kathmandu38 views
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