Shelter

Taken at the Rantai art event (16-17 Dec 06).

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The water is wide

People walk across the Kali Gandaki riverbed during the dry seasons, because it's somewhat shorter than taking the roads. However winds can get quite strong, so make sure you're prepared. Pebbles in some areas will definitely kill your foot, making it feel like a foot reflexology session from hell.

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The long and winding road

Part of the reason why my knees felt like they weren't mine anymore by the end of the day. Imagine, these stairs took less than 5 mins to climb down, and we had hours of these ahead of us that day :s

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Just beat it

Three ladies beating the husk off millets. This was taken on the way from Ghorepani to Tatopani while waiting for lunch to be served. Curiously enough, whatever your order, it will definitely take more than half an hour to arrive, regardless of the crowd.

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She'll be coming round the corner when she comes

Kids watching us as we trekked past them. In nepal, I find that looking back while trekking tends to yield lots of interesting pictures.

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On the top of the hill, before heading to Ghorepani, which was about 500m (my guess) downhill.

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Kit and Woon resting at Tadapani after a long day's hike through the forest with slippery stairs.

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Nepali tongue trick

"Almost there.... I can almost touch my nose with my tongue... "

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Deep thought

Whatever that's on her mind right now, it probably has nothing to do with how close she is from falling off the platform.

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Heading home

After a quick rest, this woman is setting up her headpiece(?) to her basket before she continues with her journey home carrying firewood.

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Free unlimited refills

What I particularly found interesting with this picture was the simplicity of the setup - just some leaves slotted in a crack to divert the flow of water - which I would have never thought of at that time. Sad to say, this newfound knowledge did not aid in my survival in the mountains, as there's tap water (diverted from nearby streams) in all the lodges we've been to.

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Immerse yourself

Taken at a market in a town between Kathmandu to Pokhara which we stopped by for lunch. The kid was concentrating so hard that he didn't notice me taking the photo.

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A bit nutty...

A random lady in Durbar Square who according to our guide, was out of her mind. She came along and started singing and talking to passers by who paid her no attention.

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Metalworks

Took this picture while walking around the streets of Thamel. I still have no idea what the guys are doing, though it looks like some kind of metalworks shop

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Mountains o' things

A trinket stall in the streets of Thamel, Kathmandu

found this picture I took at projet a long time ago. cuteness! 

hello!

Mike DeNoma's visit to my company. He's a very animated guy and lots of fun to take pictures of =D