Pictures of Nepal
Well, I finally got some film developed from my trip to Nepal. Here are some of the pictures.
This is a Hindu temple, a common sight anywhere in the country. Nepal is the only official Hindu nation in the world. It is an amazingly spiritual country! Everyday life is tied up in ritual and tradition. Ancient and present blend into one surreal reality.
I took this picture from the back of an elephant. This is in Chitwan Royal National Park, one of the last places on earth where the one horned rhinoceros lives in freedom and relative safety.
You are looking at the main East-West highway accross the country. It winds for hundreds of kilometers along a river canyon. It is one of the most beautiful and terrifying roads in the world.
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*gasps and looks in awe* How beautiful....your so lucky you got to go there. wow!
~Poncho
that looks like an awesome place..
Gorgeous... great photography
awesome pictures ian, i think its funny it took you a while to develop them and now you are going on another crazy adventure...hehe but i do say i will need to see the rest :) if i don't say it have a great time and you will be MISSED. and have sooo much fun, you and paul!
I really like the second picture down. (the one of you, Ian, and Laura swimming.)
Those are truly beautiful pictures. I always wanted to go there. Now I REALLY want to go there.
...I am so slow i just finally caught what shane said lolz but why is that road the most terrifying roads around? I need to go to Nepal one day
~Poncho
Hey guys! Ian, those are awesome pics! :-D
Hey Shane, here's a picture Ian gave me of you working hard at the computer on a sunday night...
http://www.houseoffusion.com/users/images/fat_guy.jpg
Do you like my beard?
eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww and Shane, you need to shave man!
Hahaha what a great comeback. When I just saw it, my mom was right behind me and when she saw it she said "Oh My! Rebecca! That guy is naked!!" *chuckles* i guess you had to be there. Btw the beard's cool but put on some shorts
~Poncho
Wow. Speechless.
I'm disregarding the fat ugly naked man and moving on...
Let me tell you about this road. It is narrow, maybe just a tad bit wider than appleton (if you are from around here), if you're not from here than just picture any old country road. It is paved about half of the time, but frequient avalanches and mudslides obliterate it in the rainy season (which was when I was there). It traces the river through a really gorgous canyon, but the road frequently just right up to the edge with no gaurd rail. It's several hundred feet to the water below in a lot of places. That would be fine if it were a one way street, or if there was some hint of traffic laws. Unfortionately, that is not the case. Full sized busses and dump trucks are traveling both ways, and people pass each other whenever they want to. You will be approaching a cliff you can't see around, riding behind a buss or two, then the driver will suddenly swerve into the other "lane" and pass the buss. They just honk and hope for the best. It doesn't help to be driving along and see several busses and vans crashed and dangeling over the precipice. During this trip we saw several accidents, one place where half of a bridge had collapsed and a loaded dump truck crushed its way through the concrete and fell right over (we just passed on the side of the bridge still standing) and one buss being hauled on cables out of the canyon where it had crashed (we drove right over the cables as people were pulling it up).
At first it seems like total insanity, but as you watch carefully you start to find that though it is mad, there is a deffinate method and a rhythm. People also drive a lot slower than around here, so most accidents aren't that big of a deal. Once you get used to it, it's not scary anymore, just really fun.
(Sorry Guys, I hope you're not scarred for life... my 14-year-old brother found that picture for me, and I just couldn't resist)
Nepal is a wonderful place, rhinoceroses and all! But they are in desperate need of Jesus, so whenever you hear someone mention the tiny unsettled country of Nepal, please help the people in a way only Christians can by praying for them.
Thanks Ian....Now i know i want to accomplish all my life goals before driving on it :) And i will pray for them Laura :D
~Poncho
I just wanted to clarify that I was speechless from Ian's Nepal pictures, not the shot of Shane.
Also, by the way Shane, it's nice to see that you've slimmed down a bit there. I was worried about you.
Yeah. I really used to struggle with my weight. Then I went on this new diet, it's called anorexia. I've pretty much come through my overweight stages now. look at the aftershots here: http://www.purevolume.com/shanepalkovitz/photos
I think I'll go make a comercial about that now. before and after pictures, it will be qite stunning.
WOW!! the difference is astounding!!! Maybe I should do it too!!!!! (erm... NOT!)
I have a great story about this picture. i have to tell you later, someone's calling me.
when did you go to nepal .. did you paly there ?/
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