the air up there

As promised (and only one day late) ... Nepal pictures! (lots of them.) Enjoy.

the Kathmandu Valley, aerial shot upon arrival. Looks good here -- the dirt and congestion and traffic and smog don't start for about another mile or so :)

Boudhanath Stupa, in Kathmandu. One of the largest stupas (Buddhist religious monument) in the world.

One of the highlights was our Everest flight, Buddha Air. 1 hour tourist flight from Kathmandu -- flew us out past Everest and back. Small little plane, every seat has a window...and a view.

our Buddha Air pilot was enjoying it...

and so was I

Old statue in Bhaktapur, a historical little town we stopped at on our way to Nagarkot. Bhaktapur has found a nice little revenue stream, charging tourists $10 to enter the city gates...worth it

traditional temple courtyard guardian...

And Joel, always the good samaritan, getting in on the act

Selin, me, and our Newari friend

Bennett men at the end of the universe

Nepal sunset from the hills of Nagarkot

Bennett men again, taken from the viewpoint at our hotel in Nagarkot. (Yep I have a Canada hat on. Everybody likes Canadians.)

Dad's new Myspace pic

Pretty good place to have breakfast -- outside our hotel room at the aptly named Hotel View Point, Nagarkot

Room with a view

And one final memory. Remember how I said everybody got sick in KTM? Well...this glorious picture was taken by Dad, about 1 second before he threw up all over the Swayambunath Stupa. Oh boy, what a moment that was. What a moment indeed. :)