It was Day 166 of my World Tour 2013-2014. I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, in the
Bhaktapur neighborhood, one of the main tourist centers around the ancient city.
It is worth a visit. Since navigating south through the Tibetan border crossing, I have been amazed by the
beauty of Nepali girls. So every opportunity I got became a good time to take a
picture.
- Lonely Planet guides: Against the high wall of the Himalaya, Nepal is a land of snow peaks and Sherpas, yaks and yetis, monasteries and mantras.
The incredible thing -- and it may just be the result of being a man on a long journey -- is that an
unattractive Nepali girl is extremely uncommon in the
city. And it is non-existent in the villages.
Alas, after giving birth to their first child, most of
them let themselves go and gain weight, as I remember happening in
Cape Verde and Tahiti.
Day 160 of the adventure, I crossed the Nepalese border via the
Friendship Bridge. It crosses a major Himalayan
river coming from Tibet, a gateway to the Himalayan range. The river of melting ice marks the border between the two
countries.
Since I made an oath to travel progressively, I decided not to follow such a scenic journey by entering spectacular Kathmandu right away. I stopped over in the small village of
Dhulikhel, from which I could easily explore traditional old town neighborhoods with traditional Newari architecture and meet local families.
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| Alex, let's walk to the Buddhist temple! |
My new friend and her sister, standing in the background, and I visited a Buddhist temple, which meant a walk of considerable distance through the
countryside. At the first sign of a little monsoon rain, they donned their
veils.
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It was Day 166 of my World Tour 2013-2014. I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, in the Bhaktapur neighborhood, one of the main tourist centers around the ancient city.
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