Tibet Cottage Kathmandu
PO Box 2038, Jyatha, Thamel Kathmandu, Nepal
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... to our hostel. We headed outside and found a taxi. The boy that drove us looked 12…It was so foggy and the ride was a bit of a deathwish. His uncle also came with us, and sat in the front seat with Jamez luggage. We arrived at our hostel at 2am, and it felt like paradise. A bit chilly, but we made it work. It was 1 big bed, so we had a cuddle sandwich. I was in the middle. Jamez warned me to stay about the equator. The next morning we wokeup, and ...
Could you watch a body being burnt?
... a taxi to Patan, another of the major cities being only 5km from Kathmandu we mad our way into Durbar Sq, first stop Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) founded in the 12th century, on our way out not so surprised, Chelle managed to trip and fall and sprained her ankle on these crazy cobble stone streets, but the trooper she is insisted on hobbling the rest of the day on a cricket ball size ankle. We bandaged her up and continued on to one of the ...
Padmasambhava
... as a monk shows up to perform a puja. I mumble the mantra, “Om Mani Padme Hum” next to him until he is done. Thinking back a more appropriate mantra would have been, “Om Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum”, but that’s OK; it’s the intention that counts.
After he leaves, I light a butter lamp and place an offering on the shrine that will no doubt serve as the docent’s tip. When I get down the steps, the old nun ...
Durbar Square, Bouddhanath, Bakthapur, alouette..
... stupa en sens horaire, en faisant tourner les roues de prières (chaque révolution libère la prière qui y est inscrite 11 000 fois, apparament. Je ne risque pas d'aller en enfer! Euh... de ne pas me réincarner en ver de terre, plutôt...) et en allant visiter les temples aux bouddhas majestueux, encore nimbée de la rosée du matin, parmi les bougies de beurre et l'encens.
J'ai consacré un après-midi à la visite du monastère de Kopan, où je devais initialement résider lors ...
Kathmandu (October 16th - October 20th)
... the office of Earthbound Expeditions, we were so happy to ...


