Days are passing fast and our wedding is coming very close now. Only one more week to go. We are busy with the preparations nowadays. We told about the invitations, they are being finalised now and will be distributed very soon (doesn't work by post here). Besides that, we are busy in buying things (more jewels, specials candles,...), talking with people for the program, buying Zoe's wedding slippers (not very easy because they are not used to brides with seize 41),... Also some very typical boxes have to be filled with with lots of nuts, sweets,... All family and friends are coming over to help us! And yesterday we picked up our first guests in the airport, hope they are enjoying their time! Besides al those preparations, we also did some other things. We went to ... read more

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 - ... read more