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Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Note that the photos from now on were taken with my new camera, a Canon EOS 50 (aka Elan II) with 24-85mm and 75-300mm lenses, taking over from the awesome but limited Yashica T5 (aka T4 Super D) with 35mm Carl Zeiss fixed lens.
Women huddled together in Durbar Square to watch a festival. If you look carefully you might spot several nose rings.
A valley view on the Everest trek.
A view from Kala Pattar, at 18,500 feet. This peak is the usual objective at the end of the Everest trek with some amazing views. Everest is not visible in this photo, it would be off towards my right. Ama Dablam is the peak on the left.
Another beautiful view south from Kala Pattar over a sea of clouds.
This was taken on Kala Pattar with Mt. Pumori behind me.
One of me taken on Gokyo peak with a mountain in the background.
Serious mountain climber!
Non-serious mountain climber!
Mt. Everest at last seen from Gokyo Ri.
The view from Gokyo Ri looking down on Gokyo and the lakes. Gokyo is probably the most interesting part of the Everest trek with the most to see here.
A little waif from the beautiful town of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu.
More Bhaktapur kids.
No it's not a beached whale, it's my old friend Dominic who joined me for a month in Nepal. Here he is at the start of the Annapurna Sanctuary trek. Notice the little girl by the shack ...
Another waif.
This photo was captured using a double exposure. With my 300mm zoom I photographed the moon and then, on the same frame, took a wide-angle photo of this mountain.
When Dom travels to famous places he always feels the need to baptise them with his holy water (or should that be his 'holey' water?). 'I anoint thee Annapurna Sanctuary!.'
No it's not chocolate and ice cream, it's a mountain at sunrise.
An ice formation at Macchapuchare Base Camp formed while we were snowed in for a day on our way to Annapurna Base Camp.
Ploughing our way in the morning up to Annapurna Base Camp. Yes, the sky is so blue it's almost black. I think the photo looks a little unreal because the sky makes it look as if it is night but from my shadow you can see the sun is already quite high.
The reflection in a trekker's glasses.
A winter wonderland, the guesthouses of ABC with Macchapuchare in the distance.
An interesting Annapurna peak.
It's climber extraordinaire Dominic Tynne assessing the possibilities of a newly devised Annapurna south face route!
Dominic and I at ABC.
On my own a little higher up at ABC.
Macchapuchare, the fish tail mountain, is sacred and cannot be climbed. It is seen here at sunset.
Royal Chitwan National Park is famous for its rhinos which can be safely spotted from elephant back.
A buffalo sacrifice, body on the left, head on the right!
A supposed Sadhu, a holy man that lives completely on the charity of others. This one survives on looking cute and then demanding 10 rupees if he sees a tourist taking a photo.
Bodhnath, Kathmandu, one of the world's largest stupas (Buddhist monument). Look carefully at the eyes because ...
Nyeeargghhh! What is it??? Don't worry, it's only a double exposure of Dominic and Bodhnath, with their eyes almost perfectly aligned. And you thought Dominic would be improved if he had Buddha's eyes!
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