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 garden76 views
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flying low over the countryside, you can see the roads and villages built into the mountains75 views
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Shahrina & my mom, under the fluttering prayer flags75 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)75 views
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one of the many maoist processions while we were there75 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)74 views
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hundreds of pigeons in this one section of the sprawling Durbar Square (one of the UNESCO world heritage sites) 74 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 minutes74 views
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the little moppit! (my nickname for my cutie adorable little nephew)73 views
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one of the cars we hired - pretty hysterical73 views
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had to take pics - our experience, the expectation, and the ultimate blahness was too funny72 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 praying71 views
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a huge number of tibetans have settled around the Boudhanath area71 views
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streets of Thamel, very touristy, but still enjoyable71 views
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students/maoists gathered for demonstration & the army71 views
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the All Seeing Eye70 views
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Shahrina and I, with our our mom and dad69 views
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the prayer wheels all around the stupa69 views
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discovering the texture of flowers69 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...68 views
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