Artistry in wood

This typical carving from "S.A.L." wood adorning a building in Khatmandu is both symbolic and beautiful, as well as 100's of years old. Many, many carvings such as this were all over the city.

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K-k-k-k-k-k-kathmandu!

December 16th 2007
I think it's really where I'm goin to..... Ring a bell? Couldn't help but hum a little Bob Seger as we cruised through this free feelin' Asian country. We entered Nepal via the Friendship bridge. What a hoot! Nepalis lined up to carry our baggage down the muddy road and hillside to the bridge. Fortunate for us since we had a hard enough time just carrying ourselves over this trail like terr ... read more

Asia » Nepal

In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more

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