Mero Dhangadhi

greeneyes55:

NEPAL 1961

Photo: David Seymour

Bhotekoshi River. Nepal.

nepal:

Nepal, Annapurnas Region, a suspension footbridge above the Kali Gandaki River.

Credit: Franck Guiziou/Getty Images

dwvstheworld:

Ainslie spent the first night in Kathmandu in the surgery ward, which meant I couldn’t stay with her. They booted me out.

I found some accommodation and went to the nearest restaurant, which was filled with men drinking the stuff in the picture above. Hot water was being added to the mugs and I figured it was some kind of tea. I ordered one with my dinner and drank it down. It was nasty, but I didn’t want to be rude. Everytime I finished it was refilled, and I had to start again. It wasn’t until I stood up that realised that I had been drinking alcohol. I was exhausted and frazzled from the troubles of the day, and now I was accidentally drunk. Great.

I did later found out the drink is made of fermented millet seeds and has a similar strength to wine. It cost about 50 Au cents for a mug with many refills.

seti-maya:

Nepal

weaas:

Top o’ the Morning by acastellano on Flickr.

weaas:

Frozen in Time by acastellano on Flickr.

isntone:

Taboche Peak from the Dusa village by Anton Jankovoy (www.jankovoy.com) on Flickr.

Jancovoy in Nepal

greeneyes55:

Saraswati Temple2012

Nepalese children use chalk to scribble words on a wall at the Saraswati temple in Kathmandu on January 28, 2012, to celebrate the Shreepanchami festival. The first day of Spring marks the beginning of the festival which honors the Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts, Saraswati, when young children learn to write their first words.

Photo: Navesh Chitrakar

I used to do this as a child. :)