Nepal has decided to drag me back again (and probably will again).  With the mass amount of activities to do here and things to see, you can spend a lifetime here and not see everything.  I traveled with the same company (see previous post) and was guided around by my friend Binaya again.  He is a great guy and a great friend and I enjoyed his company the whole time!!!

One thing that I have always wanted to see is Lumbini which is of course the birthplace of Siddhartha Guatama otherwise known as Buddha.  It was said that he was born to a royal family there and in his late twenties/early thirties he gave up his regal life and began a search on how to alleviate suffering.  I won’t bore you with the history lesson, but this place was magnificent (although very foggy) and although I was not allowed to take pictures in the enclosure where he was born, it was awe inspiring to see it.

As there is always great sites to see on the road in Nepal, I decided to shoot a few pictures at different stops that we took as well as driving by villages (this is always the best part about road travel vs. air travel).

I have been to Chitwan National Park before and fell in love with it.  This is not an African Safari type of place so you will not have animals popping out at you every chance, but you can choose your adventures, whether it be jeep safari, walking safari, or boat.  You have to really look hard for animals and birds in this park, but when you do find them, it is so much more rewarding.   This park is famous for the rare One Horned Rhino and different deer and birds and all of these were seen on the different walks and drives that I took!!!!

With a bustling busy city like Kathmandu, it is hard to decide what to do, but I returned to my favorite places- The Monkey Temple, Durbur Square, and Boudha Temple, plus add the crematorium and Pashupatinath Temple on that, it made for an exciting couple of days of photography. The monkeys hosted me nicely and were not too aggressive…