Going to the Valley

by | Apr 23, 2012 | Travel

After a day in Kathmandu, we met up with our contact in Nepal, Nabaraj, for a ride out to the Lamjung Valley.  The trip from Kathmandu to Lamjung takes about 5 hours down windy roads.  Kathmandu is itself a valley, so to get to Lamjung, you take the main road up the...

Arriving in Kathmandu

by | Apr 22, 2012 | Travel

Flying into Kathmandu, one might think the pilot was lost. At midnight, faded lights dot the city. This is Nepal’s capital city, and on their New Years Eve (happy 2069!), I naively expected more neon lights and skyscrapers. We paid for our visas, all processed by...
First Day in Kathmandu

First Day in Kathmandu

by | Apr 22, 2012 | Travel

The morning after we arrived in Kathmandu, we took a taxi to Boudhanath, a Buddhist temple that I mentioned in an earlier post.  Getting there, we weaved through lanes of traffic, questioning all of the complaining I have ever done about LA traffic.  What should be a...
For Carlos

For Carlos

by | Apr 13, 2012 | Travel

Regretting that we couldn’t make Carlos’ memorial mass in Orange County today, we honored Carlos’ life in the Nepali way.  This morning we visited Boudhanath, an important Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, in memory of Carlos.  Using prayer beads, we...