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Published: September 23rd 2010
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Finally, a few days ago , after a long trip we arrived in Nepal . We (and also Zoe's mother and stepfather who arrived one hour later) had a warm welcome-ceremony in the airport. Friends and family were waiting in their traditional dress with flowers in their hand. We said 'namaste' to everybody and received flowers in the same time.
We visited many friends and family the last days. Those occasions give us 'puja' every now and then: the typical religious ceremony where you receive an egg and raksi (their famous strong drink), a tikka (dot on your forehead),... Because they built an extra floor in Gyanendra's house, we also had one very special puja to celebrate that and to bring good luck and strongness in the house.
We spent one day in Kathmandu (Swayambunath - very nice temple, Durbar Square - main square with lots of nice temples and buildings and Thamel- tourist area) and one day we had a tour in Bhaktapur to introduce it to Zoe's parents.
Besides that, we are also preparing our marriage. The most important thing to mention about that, is that we went to buy a Sari (the traditional dress) yesterday. Only a few
shops and one hour later, we found what we want, of course with some good advice of Gyanendra's sisters, Zoe's mother and a friend. That advice was very useful, because we are not used to buy wedding-Sari's...
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ernst berkhout
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Dat klinkt goed!
Hou ons op de hoogte van wat er gebeurt... ;-)