Yesterday afternoon I headed back up to Swayambunath (a.k.a the Monkey Temple) and shot 250 more pictures. I’ve created a monkey gallery of some of the better ones (suprisingly few considering how many hours i’ve spent up there).

While I had no intention of buying anything more in Kathmandu I couldn’t help myself. The nicest Tibetan couple are camped everyday on the steps up to Swayambunath and I ended up buying two zee stones from them. There is much mystery surrounding these stones so I don’t really get why they’re so sought after but from what I understand, the Tibetan’s believe they are the source of power. If I have any money when I get back to Kathmandu I plan to buy a Buddha Box from the same couple. These are also kindof mysterious to me. Imagine something that looks like a silver shrine, the center of which has a little window displaying a buddha. The whole thing is encased in quilted fabric with a strap and cover flap so you can wear it like a ladies handbag. I’m thinking it’s a buddha-to-go for nomadic people.

I got email from Susan yesterday - she made it to Delhi despite the snow-storm but had to drive to Newark to get her conencting flight. Her first day she went on a shopping spree that puts mine to shame but, then again, Susan believes in abundance. I’m hoping some of that rubs off on me. She and I will hook-up when I join on her on Druk Air’s Delhi-Kathmandu-Paro flight early tomorrow morning. Next post, tomorrow night (that will be Thursday morning in North America) from Bhutan, land of the thunder dragon.

p.s. i just checked the weather in paro and while the forecast was for a high of 64 and low of 29, the temp at 11 a.m. is 18!!! yes that’s farenheight (-8 degrees C). I will, indeed, be wearing every item of clothing I have with me.

Sue Borchardt in Kathmandu. February 15, 2006 @ 10:39

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