A wonderful parcel from Lauren.

Haridwar to Kathmandu

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May 26th 2009
Last day in Haridwar. Andrea and Pradeep had been so good to me and we had had such fun together in Shimla etc, that I wanted to get them a little farewell gift. Now they only have one comfortable chair in their place, the others are just plastic stacking chairs (great in the heat!) so I decided to buy them another chair. The one they have is a big wicker one a bit like the old Papa San chairs ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel

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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