Dateline: Kathmandu, Nepal

Another grueling day... of sightseeing:

First, Pashupatinath, a Hindu site of ceremonial cremations on funeral pyres along the holy Bagmati River, which flows into the even holier Ganges River.

Then, the medieval town of Bhaktapur, one of the original three kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley, featuring palaces and temples dating to the 12th century, and a lifestyle dedicated to the preservation of traditional cultural ways and skills; a Nepali Williamsburg, VA.

Last, a visit to Bodhnath, the largest Buddhist stupa in Nepal, third largest in the world, a captivating and tranquil place.

Namaste,
Jim Ronning