Toru and Isabela

A border crossing Christmas- Varanasi to Lumbini

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December 25th 2006
Up at the very un-Christmassy hour of 4.30am to get a good start on the drive from Varanasi to the Nepali border. As we were getting in the four-wheel-drives Bill the leader handed us all little boxes and cards- very sweet of him, even if it most likely is covered by the company as trip expenses. They turned out to be small handpainted miniature Hindu gods and goddesses- I haven't identified mine ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Lumbini

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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