Well we spent our last couple of days in Nepal in Boudha, how lovely it was.
The Stupa was so impressive and vast, that it took 5 minutes to walk around it--in a clockwise direction as that is very auspicious--whilst turning each prayer wheels.
We stayed in a guest house which was run by Buddhist monks and surrounded by monasteries. We were concerned at first as they get up at 4am for prayers, but it was the noisy dogs in the streets that woke us up...
Lovely grounds, heard a few weird noises and wondered what it was until we saw little chipmunks running through the trees, cute.
Unfortunately whilst at the Stupa we witnessed a funeral for one of the sherpas that died in the snowstorm the week before, a poignant reminder.
And so we leave Nepal which we loved - here are our lasting impressions:-
Very friendly people
Fantastic momos
Jam that tastes like melted jelly tot sweets
Packs of dogs - harmless enough, just liked a good bark
Goats everywhere - even on top of buses
Black kites and cheeky myna birds
So many packed local buses - where is everyone going - there’s only one real road!
Teenagers wearing heavy metal t-shirts, even one of our taxis had an Iron Maiden sticker on the outside!
Colourfully decorated lorries
Freedom Cafe In Pakora - great
And of course the Himalayas are amazing!
oh - pointless pink napkins the size of playing cards that don’t actually absorb anything - a bit like the dodgy tracing paper loo roll we used to have at school!
The Stupa was so impressive and vast, that it took 5 minutes to walk around it--in a clockwise direction as that is very auspicious--whilst turning each prayer wheels.
We stayed in a guest house which was run by Buddhist monks and surrounded by monasteries. We were concerned at first as they get up at 4am for prayers, but it was the noisy dogs in the streets that woke us up...
Lovely grounds, heard a few weird noises and wondered what it was until we saw little chipmunks running through the trees, cute.
Unfortunately whilst at the Stupa we witnessed a funeral for one of the sherpas that died in the snowstorm the week before, a poignant reminder.
And so we leave Nepal which we loved - here are our lasting impressions:-
Very friendly people
Fantastic momos
Jam that tastes like melted jelly tot sweets
Packs of dogs - harmless enough, just liked a good bark
Goats everywhere - even on top of buses
Black kites and cheeky myna birds
So many packed local buses - where is everyone going - there’s only one real road!
Teenagers wearing heavy metal t-shirts, even one of our taxis had an Iron Maiden sticker on the outside!
Colourfully decorated lorries
Freedom Cafe In Pakora - great
And of course the Himalayas are amazing!
oh - pointless pink napkins the size of playing cards that don’t actually absorb anything - a bit like the dodgy tracing paper loo roll we used to have at school!
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