My wife took me to India and Nepal for a months vacation as my christmas present. This is Qutb Minar , New Delhi India.

Holy Cows in the street

The Taj Mahal, Agra India, See the 4 towers lean outward this is in case of an earthquake.If one happens the fall away from the main building.

All the inlay work is done with semi precious stones

The Taj from the hotel, it wasnt to bad for $5.00 a night

6 am on the River Ganges Varanasi

A gift from the good old U.S.A

It was good to get a backpack on again. This is my wife Nicole.

Old Buddist ruins and stupa at Sarnath

This was about the only gold that i saw, i dont know why but the pilgrims put gold leaf on the Stupa.

Temple in Durbar square Kathmandu ,Nepal

Kathesimbhu Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
The most popular Tibetain site in the old town, a small copy dating around 1650 of the Great Swayamblunath complex.

Hidden in the bustling back streets is a dense springkling of colouful temples, courtyards and shrines.

Couda put this under the big load thread, It took a couple of tries to lift this.

On the way from Kathmandu to Pokara

Big river but no gold

Fewa Lake Pokara

Nice Hotel only $5.00 a night. We liked this so much that we stayed over Xmas and new year.

I do like to see flowers in the winter

My first time on a cycle for about 40 years.

Paddy fields at the end of the lake.

People taking a raft ferry carrying rice straw i think.

In the mountains a farmer ploughing his field.

The fields are like thin ribbons , the plough is made from wood which is just as well as he has to carry it from field to field.

Another of the fields

In a local bus.

Christmas day walk

This is a Buddist stupa which was our destination on xmas day.

Local buses get quite full, it puts a whole new meaning to the phrase " theres room for 1 more on top"

Out for a walk on new years day

new years day, the annupera mountains in the background.

Machhapuchhre mountain

Sunset in the himalayas from the plane its already dark down on the ground.

nice pictures.

Fantastic pics Alan, thanks for sharing them with us!!
Looks like you two had a great time over the holidays.

Amazing to see pictures of life in other countries....WOW! What a difference........
and Holy Cows!! Wonder if the milk tastes any different?

Denise

Yeah it wasa nice trip ,Lets hope my next ones are from the Rockies.