May 2011 Desktop Wallpaper
Desktop wallpapers are here for May, this time from Phewa Lake in Nepal.
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Nepalese Amusements
- “I used to smoke this and that. Bushes of varying were growing everywhere. Imagine, that my Nepalese host used to treat marijuana in the same way as she treated weeds! Ah, those were the days … “ – a Spaniard I met recalls the sixties in Nepal with emotion in his voice. I heard that almost a year after I had made this picture and it was not in Nepal, but in Myanmar.
I met this smoker near the Hindu temple Pashupatinath in Kathmandu. He was sitting alone in a corner and smoking. I do not know, what exactly he had in his large pipe, because any contact with the smoker was not possible.
But I am sure it was something special, which gave him particular pleasure.
The medieval charm of Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur is the real gem of the Kathmandu Valley. Called the “City of Culture” it is a true architectural beauty full of ancient Hindu and Buddhist temples, palaces, courtyards and many religious sites. Some beautifully carved buildings date back to the 12th century, and although many of them were destroyed in the earthquake in 1934, they have been renovated, so there’s still a lot to admire in this town.
The power of a smile
It’s not that difficult to imagine this situation. It’s the last day of my trekking in the Himalayas, so I’m dirty and exhausted. I’m coming back to Lukla, because I have my plane to Kathmandu from there the next day. It is sometimes surprising for me, even now, but at this time Kathmandu was the place of my dreams.
I meet this lady somewhere on a trail from Namche Bazaar to Lukla. She works as a porter so she has a heavy basket on her back. She’s having a break now so I decide to do the same and we end up sitting together. My Sherpa model is relaxed until I take out my camera, but then she becomes very serious.
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