Mon, 5,14. Nine new members. Team Leader Sanjeev. One member has been on 32 Overseas Adventure Travel trips! Her partner is her son, who appears my age. All but two are doing tomorrow’s $220 flight to Everest. (Yesterday eight sherpas reached the top in preparation of the season’s climbs. We passed a statue of the first female sherpa to reach the top.)
Boudhanath Stupa is large. Surrounded by shops run mostly by refugee Tibetans. A nice variety of souvenirs for once. Demo of painting. Drive to Patan, a city adjoining Kathmandu. Famous “Durbar Square” (Palace). Lots of earthquake damage. Lunch was dumplings containing water buffalo (“buff”).
Onramp, Nepal-style.
Boudhanath Stupa. The gold top was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Rebuilt.
Prayer candles (donations). Tibet uses yak butter. Bhutan Cow butter. Nepal? Vegetable butter.
I printed this photo for her. She was so excited!
Begs the question: There are Child Labour zones? Hope not.
Beams hold up buildings damaged by the earthquake.
They are rebuilding.
Progress.
The woodwork is incredible.
Companies spend millions on fancy fountains. Nepal uses a water bottle with holes.
Love these! Nepal looks just the same (except there is a little more rumble). We bought a mandala painting from an artist in Pokhara. I’d be a little nervous about living in those buildings that are braced. But it does look like they are holding. Until the next one. I am looking forward to your pics of the countryside.