Streets and Temples

Short post this time. Since training has started there has been very little free time to roam around. We've been doing intensive language training in the morning and touring the city in the afternoon. I think it's a combination of the heat and pace but I find myself crashing at 10.

Yesterday we visited the monkey temple in Kathmandu. Perched on one of the hills that make up the valley, the temple was constructed around 1200. It is a primarily Buddhist temple although interestingly it has statues of Hindu deities. This is because at the time there was great conflict between the Hindus and Buddhists. The king at the time sought to reduce such division by essentially creating a mixed temple.

I've been converting images into small size on my camera for upload but I recently noticed that the aspect ratio on the small size is different from the full size pics so my photos are getting cropped. In many cases the composition gets messed up b/c of the cropping. Oh well... I'll try to upload the originals if I ever find a good connection.
























Especially in tourist areas, people will pose for a photo and then ask money for it. It's a sticky ethics situation. My fellow photographer was followed for about 20 minutes after taking a picture of these kids.








At the monkey temple in Kathmandu, there are these metal scrolls that believers spin for good luck 1/20 @ f13 iso 100