Thursday, April 13. 2006
Reflections from a peaceful place (video & photos)
Thursday, April 13. 2006
Day before yesterday, Kevin, Thomas and I went to the Monkey Temple, Swayambunath. Though the Nepali were not allowed to go on the streets between 12 & 17 hrs, we could walk freely and were greeted overenthusiastically by the army on the streets, quite a strange sensation.
Thomas has a very hard task ahead: not knowing how and when he will still be able to see, his climb will be so much harder than those of the others. The wonderful and quiet Swayambunath temple was therefore a welcome place to visit, so we could rearrange our thoughts and priorities.
The complex is a great mix of Buddhism and Hinduism, a great example for many other of the world's religions.. We made a small impression of our hours at the temple, this is how Thomas felt:
(though Milan stayed in bed as he had been feeling a little ill past days, he again edited our material quickly and great!)
Following are some of my photo-impressions of the temple and its people:
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