Tag Archive for ‘Nepal’
Greeting. Kathmandu, Nepal
monk children, a photo by pollywogonalog on Flickr. Monk children greet a high lama with white silk katas at Kopan Monastery in […]
Mountains on my mind.
Mountains are always on my mind. Sometimes, it seems that my inability to stay away from them controls my life […]
Langtang Himal
Langtang Himal, a photo by pollywogonalog on Flickr. Langtang Himal, Nepal
Boudhanath, Kathmandu
Boudhanath, Kathmandu, a photo by pollywogonalog on Flickr. The famous stupa at Boudhanath, Kathmandu.
Pushing 5,000
Summit day started at 4:15 am. Jolted awake with excitement, there was no way I could go back to sleep […]
6 things to know about the Himalaya…
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of the Himalaya. It’s the stuff of legends. The myth […]
Kopan Monastery
An orange sorbet sun rises high up in the Kathmandu Valley. I sip sweet milk tea in silence, and as […]
The Shivaratri Festival
Hinduism is filled with festivals, but few top Shivaratri in Kathmandu for absolute craziness. The day is typified by a […]