Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
April 29, 2012
A backpacker in Thamel, the tourist ghetto of Kathmandu
A bicycle rickshaw. A common sight around Thamel.
Friendly rickshaw drivers in Thamel
Colours of Nepal
Snippets of life in Kathmandu
A local Nepalese festival at the Baluta neighbourhood
Locals in Balatu watching a the preparations for a full moon festival procession
Children from the Orphanage
A young girl I met in Balatu, and then her sister and her aunt.
A sadhu (Holy man) at Pashupatinath Temple
Leave your shoes at the door, cos you don't need them no more. A cremation at Pashupatinath Temple
Left: Boys at a local provision shop. Right: a young shop owner in Thamel
Early morning in Thamel, before the street kids have awake.
A local school
Bustling Swayambhunath Monkey temple due to the full moon festival.
Colourful masks of Hindu gods are for sale everywhere in Kathmandu
Young monks at the Swayambhunath Monkey temple
... and of course monkeys at the Swayambhunath Monkey temple
Boudhanath Stupa
A monk at the entrance to the stupa at Boudhanath
Tibetian worshippers walking around the Boudhanath stupa. Hindus and Buddhists pray at each other's temples in Nepal.
Pilgrims at Pashupatinath Temple
Women from an aged care facility near Pashupatinath Temple wait for handouts from Pilgrims.
Details at Pashupatinath Temple and Boudnahath
Kathmandu Durbur Square
Top left: Woman in Thamel. Bottom Left: A cheeky candy floss seller. Right: A young boy entertains himself as his mother tends to her stall
Nepalese sitting around and watching the world go by. Kathmandu Durbur square
Scenes from around Durbur Square and Freak Street
A relatively non-crowded street
Kathmandu Durbur Square
Local street scene.
Kathmandu Durbur Square
A shopowner and his daughter in Thamel. He greeted us everytime we walked by so I had to get a picture.
Life in Kathmandu
Left: A woman near Thamel. Right: the security guard at our guesthouse
A shopkeeper in busy Thamel
Apple vendors on a local street
Wall details in various parts of Thamel
An old nun at Boudnahath
Fantastic masks everywhere.
The spirit of Nepal burns bright :)