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Travel Blogs from Lumbini
Quiet, remote, precious
... to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. The previous blogs have extensive entries about this UNESCO World Heritage site which is home to temples from 31 nations and is a remote but famous pilgrimage site. It is quiet and peacefull in the preserve and I look forward to listening to the Jackals howl at night.
My return is solely to visit two teachers from separate temples and to extend/ finalize my retreat by a few ...
Over to Nepal
... bon qu’en Inde) et 2 policiers qui ont travaillé au Kosovo et en Afrique pour les Nations Unies. C’était agréable de se promener dans les rues tranquilles sans être harcelé par les conducteurs de rickshaws.
Le lendemain, direction Pokhara en bus, encore un trajet de 10 heures. Il faisait presque aussi chaud qu’en Inde, pas vraiment ce qu’on attend quand on pense au Népal. Lorsqu'on est arrivé à Pokhara il faisait déjà nuit, du coup on a ...
Lumbini--Birthplace of Buddha
... hot, and there were beautiful blooming trees all around us on our walk there. We saw several monks and pilgrims also making their way to the holy spot, and these really cool telephone poles that were like flutes—they had strategically placed holes in them that, when the wind blew, created music. So while we were walking we kept hearing what we thought was live music, but it was really just the wind whistling through these special telephone/power line poles in the ...
Birthplace of the Buddha, and Nepals' Strikes!
... The man was great and arranged to give us a police jeep escort! We all went back to get our bags then crammed in the back of the police jeep and headed off with sirens blazing and everything, it was awesome! We arrived at another police station and had to change jeeps, which then took us a bit further along the route. At the last change we all piled in but there were more officers this time which ended up with Amy doubled over with her ass in the Czech guys face and her ...
Lumbini in a Nutshell
Despite being such an interesting place, this entry is going to be super short simply because I only spent 3 hours in Lumbini!
The city itself was empty - actually, I'm not sure whether 'city' is even the right word for it - there was a single road with a couple of restaurants and guesthouses on each side. Apart from that, there was nothing. Before arriving here I had religiously read my Rough Guide and was convinced that Lumbini was ...
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