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students/maoists gathered for demonstration & the army54 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 praying53 views
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hundreds of pigeons in this one section of the sprawling Durbar Square (one of the UNESCO world heritage sites) 52 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)52 views
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Shahrina & my mom, under the fluttering prayer flags52 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 garden52 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!51 views
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the prayer wheels all around the stupa51 views
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the little moppit! (my nickname for my cutie adorable little nephew)51 views
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flying low over the countryside, you can see the roads and villages built into the mountains50 views
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a huge number of tibetans have settled around the Boudhanath area50 views
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one of the cars we hired - pretty hysterical50 views
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had to take pics - our experience, the expectation, and the ultimate blahness was too funny49 views
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Shahrina and I, with our our mom and dad48 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 minutes48 views
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nepalese wine48 views
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the All Seeing Eye47 views
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streets of Thamel, very touristy, but still enjoyable47 views
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discovering the texture of flowers47 views
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