Kathmandu Date(s): October 31-November 4, 2011. Album by David Clement. 1 - 40 of 40 Total. 4 Visits.
1 pouring some lighter fluid at a traditional Nepali dinner on our first night
2 the peacock would grab tips with his mouth
3 view from my Radisson hotel room
4 Radisson
5 monkeys at Swayambhunath on our city tour
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7 Adam's video of our guide Sri singing a traditional Nepali song
8 it is maybe the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage site
9 Swayambhunath stupa
10 electrician needed!
11 Buddhist monastery across from Boudhanath
12 Boudhanath, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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14 Boudhanath is the largest stupa in Nepal
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16 an expert's mandala can sell for well over $200
17 rooftop lunch (#2) overlooking Boudhanath
18 Pashupatinath on the Bagmati River
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20 part of Pashupatinath Temple, only Hindus allowed inside; we viewed from the other side of the river
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22 ashes remaining from cremations are pushed into the river; poorer families can't always afford enough wood, so partially burned bodies can end up in the river
23 waiting for the cab to Rum Doodle restaurant after flight cancellation #1; this is Peter, Christian, Colette, Katy, Tina, and Haley
24 at Rum Doodle
25 lunch at the Radisson Splash Bar after flight cancellation #2
26 Rani Pokhari
27 bats
28 on the walk to Kathmandu Durbar Square
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30 at Durbar Square, Taleju Temple; until recent times it was considered inauspicious to build a house higher than this 36.6 metre temple
31 Vishnu Temple
32 Jagannath Temple, the oldest structure of the square; King Pratap Malla's Column in front
33 Maju Dega (the smell indicated that the 'do not pee on the temple' sign was ignored by many)
34 view from Maju Dega
35 wares for sale
36 Kumari-ghar, home of the living goddess Kumari, who graced us with her presence for a few moments from a balcony inside the quadrangle
37 Kal Bhairab, represents deity Shiva in his destructive manifestation
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39 Third Eye
40 at the airport just before flight cancellation #3
