Photo Friday: Kathmandu
Nothing like getting home... and tackling the photo edits right off. Since everyone expects a show at Xmas, I can't procrastinate. That means I can start sharing photos here. I've finished edits on the Kathmandu section of the trip, and managed to select almost a reasonable number of pictures to share here. There's no coherent narrative here--I'm just trying to capture some of the feel of the city. Many thanks to Kim Bannister and Kamzang Journeys for enabling all of this! Approaching Kathmandu by air. Not the mountains, but definitely the hills. We arrived at the start of Tihar, the Nepali celebration of Diwali. Hanging garlands of bright orange marigolds on everything is an important part of the celebration (we even saw them on the necks of street dogs). Another part of the celebration is lights--everywhere, for a night or two. Climbing the stairs to the Swayambunath stupa. ... Also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa is on a hill, so offers some sense o...