driving down Kathmandu’s a cramped street, overflowing with cars, crowded buses, colorful trucks, noisy motorcycles and smarms of pedestrians, time stand still for a fleeting moment when two big Buddha blue-eyes on top of an immense white dome catch your
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Swayambhunath – #HimalayaDailyBites
Thamel’s rooftop terraces offer stunning panoramic views over Kathmandu’s medley of crowded buildings, however, one building in particular intriguingly stands out. on a hilltop on the outskirts of town, a gigantic structure with twin iconic towers rises from the tropical
Tengboche Gompa – #HimalayaDailyBites
as evening sets in, a deep eerie sound penetrates the silence, like a calling from beyond this earthly world…it is the Tibetan Buddhist conch shell trumpet used to call both monks and laymen alike to prayer, whose penetrating sound symbolizes
Khumjung Gompa and its yeti scalp – #HimalayaDailyBites
set right at the very base of Khumbila (5761m), in an atmospheric small square, hemmed by a grove of peace-inducing pine trees, and with a spectacular backdrop of high snowcapped peaks, Khumjung’s Samten Choling Gompa is Khumbu’s second oldest monastery
Buddhist gompas – #HimalayaDailyBites
just as the countless rows of sky-scrapping Himalayan peaks pierce the sky, so too the brightly colored Buddhist gompas (monasteries) stand out from the otherwise monotonous architecture and color up the scenery. Khumbu Valley is dotted by a host of
First signs of Buddhism – #HimalayaDailyBites
as soon as you step outside Lukla airport, you are greeted by the first mani wheel and prayer flags. while on Everest base camp trek you can become more Buddhist than the locals, religiously spinning all the mani wheels on
The Huge White Dome – Boudhanath Stupa
Gently gliding above countless houses and buildings cramped together in the crowded neighborhoods of Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu, our 14-passenger airplane brought us above a white domed shape, dwarfing its surroundings, an early and unexpected encounter with Boudhanath Stupa, also