Last night we drove to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. There was a special festival next to our hotel last night for the dedication of new Krishna temple area. Singing and dancing and play acting of Krishna, Rudra and Gopi girls. very interesting (and very loud). This morning we visited Buddha's birthplace and stuppas. Surrounding this area are Buddhist monastaries from all over the world. We were supposed to go to Chitwa National Park today for a safari. However, there was a Maoist strike that closed the road to Chitwa so we decided to go to Pokhara instead. The trip was very scenic, driving through mountain villages with incredible views. We hope to return to Chitwa the day after tomorrow if things have settled down. Tonight we had dinner at an outdoor Nepalese restaurant next to
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