A New Year in the Himalayas

The Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal

Happy New Year folks! May 2012 not be what the Mayans think it would be! May our peaceful existence be allowed to continue for some time to come, may the disasters and economic crises not get any worse than they already are at the moment. May you and your loved ones have peace, love, success and happiness! May our health be in tip-top condition. And May God continue to bless all of us.

And here're some pictures of our last New Year spent on the fringes of the great Himalayas in Nepal. How I wish I can go on a holiday right now, than slog it out at this Project here which seems to be going no where no matter how hard we try...


Going on a walk in Pokhara, Nepal


Anu & Amrita shopping for beads in the streets of Kathmandu


Little monster has his own agenda while mommy's busy


Yours truly, enjoying a Nepali dinner in Kathmandu


Nope, this is not in Nepal, this was our Christmas Eve buffet dinner at Windsor Hotel in Delhi, compliments of Jet Airways for screwing up our flight


Some of the many temples near Kathmandu's Durbar Square


Kathmandu's full of narrow streets dotted with temples, shrines and hidden courtyards, wonderful to wander around and get lost in for someone like yours truly


The pigeon-filled Seto Machindranath Temple in a hidden courtyard in Kathmandu


The Bodhnath Stupa (or Boudha as the locals call it), another famous Buddhist site in Kathmandu


Monks frolicking around Bodhnath


The Durbar Square at Bhaktapur


Patan's Durbar Square at dusk

Below the Fish's Tail

Phewa Tal (Phewa Lake) with Machhapuchhare (Fish’s Tail, the peak in the middle) in the background, Pokhara, Nepal

Here’re some recent photos, instead of my usual photos of long-lost years and months. These are from our trip to Nepal during the Christmas season last year. Pokhara is Nepal’s second most famous city, after Kathmandu. Besides that, I really have nothing to write about, my entire concentration is only on this stupid Project which I’m trying to complete. What a life!


Anu at Phewa (Fewa) Lake, Pokhara, Nepal


Pokhara, from the Peace Pagoda


Our little trek up to the Peace Pagoda in Pokhara. This is the only trek we had time and energy to do, especially with the little monster in tow


The Pokhara Peace Pagoda, with Amrita in the foreground (tying shoe laces)


The Barahi temple on an island in Phewa Lake


On Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal


Our little monster on the streets of Pokhara, Nepal


Pokhara’s Bus Station with the Annapurna range in the background