Pilgrims

Sometimes, you'll stumble on good subjects by accident. As I was looking for a good angle to take pics of Nepali women celebrating the Teej, I discovered these Indian pilgrims who gamely posed for pics. My lightweight digicam and the fact that they can see themselves in my camera screen amazed them

Temple Tour

September 8th 2005
Despite the hot and dry weather (and the fact that I can't wear shorts and spaghetti straps in this conservative country) and my dizziness (side effect of the anti-malaria tablets that I ingested), I still managed to take a tour around the Kathmandu Valley, visiting some of Nepal's most important temples from September 6 to 8. I guess, the fact that I had a tour guide and a chaffeur he ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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

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