63.21 Nepal: Shanti Stupa and Lord Shiva Shrine: Linking two Temples on one climb: Land, Language, Culture: Form a nation.
Another approach to our accommodation close to Shanti Stupa. Water is murky following a previous evening's rain. The next leg of the climb to Lord Shiva's shrine. Depending on where one stands, sometimes literally, or more commonly thought of as a point of view, one can arrive at surprising opinions of the land of the Nepalese. While one might wax lyrically or "sweatingly" of the big mountains, it’s in the villages, towns and cities that one derives the true feel (and feelings) for the culture. Of course, this does not mean that the beautiful countryside, the overwhelming stature of the mountains and other scenery doesn’t count but rather, there are many facets to that which makes a land special or to the contrary, not particularly inviting... continues below ... Jen leaves the jungle as she heads for the steep path up to the temple. On track to begin the climb, through the gap, a particularly steep one but fulfilling. Good progress as the Shiva Temple is...