Kathmandu, the exotiq city by Reni Susanti

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April 25th 2008

Published: June 3rd 2008

Okay, so I arrived on Friday 25th in Kathmandu around 3.50pm, leaving Bangkok at 13.55pm. Flew with Royal Nepal Airline. Had a long queue to process the visa on arrival... you need to prepare 2 passport photos to do this. Local staffs looked at me and asked me to move to Nepali passport control line (they must have thought I were Nepali now!). This is what happened with my adaptable face... Read Full Entry

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This is the cremation after 2 hours

Pasupatinath complex

Pasupatinath Sadhu

A little bit story about Sadhu, they are known as a holy person in Nepal (also in India I guessed). They dont live in the material world anymore... and they usually hang around the temples area, and some of them travel to spread their believe. I dont understand much about this philosophies, they smoke weed... and they dont work, but they are holy. Some of the people told me that when they are death, they dont have to be cremated (i didnt ask further, why not?). Anyway... some tourists usually like to pose with them, and sometimes they ask for money in return (commercialised?)

bodhanat

A tibetan grandma spinning the prayer wheel

happy cows at bodhanat

tibetan monk campaign on the way to swayambunath

swayambunath

a little monk inside a temple at swayambunath

fire ritual at swayambunath

local is preparing some offerings

4th June 2008

Jan
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It looks like a great adventure
sofar. You have written a nice blog. I'm looking forwards for the next episode. I didn't go to Flores after all, but went for a break to Italy. I hope to see Flores in November now. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Veneto/Lake-Garda/blog-276257.html

18th June 2008

reni
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It's a great adventure
Thanks Jan... I also saw your blog about Italy... sorry for my late reply anyway. I havent finished writing my journal yet since I arrived in Bali. Let me know should you have any further questions about Flores. Have you been in Bali before?

14th April 2011

tin
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hi
hi

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