Yesterday marked 3 months in Nepal, and it occurred to me that while I've done and seen some pretty incredible things, I haven't actually seen any of the country beyond the Kathmandu valley. This weekend, in an attempt to escape the pollution, dust and noise of the city, which has seemed to increase in the last few weeks, all 5 of the INDEVOURS from Waterloo took a trip to Bhaktapur and Nagarkot.
Nagarkot is still within the valley though, which brings me back to my initial woe of not having explored outside the valley yet. Lucky for me, my office will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week (yes, MORE time off!) giving me a lovely 4-day weekend that I plan to spend in Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha near the Indian border. It's supposed to have a zen Buddhist atmosphere and be very sunny and warm (yes mom, I promise to bring sunscreen), offering a break from this inescapable cold, which I could not be more pleased about. And of course, once I'm done meditating with Buddha, I only have 2 more days in the city until I can kiss Nepal goodbye and see all of my wonderful friends and family again for a few weeks! I set a countdown on my computer the day the tickets were purchased, and as I write this, it's slowly ticking away the seconds. 8 days, 16 hours, 43 minutes, 17...16...15 seconds until take off. As usual, pictures from this weekend are up in the gallery!
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