Fall 2023: Nepal: Culture

Nepal is a colorful place to be, with many features that are interesting to a curious foreigner.  Here are just some of them.

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Nepali school children are easy to spot due to their uniforms. They speak English much better than their elders.
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Locations like this are common along the way. They give porters an easy way to rest from their loads. Notice the size of them, and remember that most Nepalis are smaller than Mike. Imagine putting one of these on him. Now let me add that porters are generally among the faster trekkers; I did not pass many. Porters do not look like superstar athletes, but they perform like them.
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This mountain scene captures a hotel (with a bakery), mani wheel, dining area, “store” and great mountain scenery (including Ama Dablam)
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Loads such as this are undoubtedly lighter than they appear to be, but that does not make them easy to carry. Hats off to the porters!
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Yaks on the trail! Note the calm trekkers taking photos. Yaks are (usually) the gentle giants of the Himalayas.
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How people in this part of Nepal shampoo their hair. And we think of hot and cold running water as a necessity.
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A huge stack of yak dung by the main door of the lodge. This door would be left open most (or all) hours of the day in freezing weather. Beats me.
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Note the gaps between the rocks of the walls. My guess is that it’s hopeless to attempt to physically restrain the yaks and other big animals, so the Nepalis make the walls easy to rebuild. Note the breaches on the far left and center.
The proprietor of our hotel lit this incense as a morning prayer to the gods
The proprietor of our hotel lit this incense as a morning prayer to the gods
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Can you figure out what this door is indicating?
The storage room is behind this door, and
rooms 110-112 are to the right.  Of course.