Bruce's Best Pictures from Nepal

Full size At Bal Mandir, Namoi and Gabe say "hi!". In the background are two of the didis who watch the infant room.

Full size Facade of the Bal Mandir orphanage.

Full size Gabe the goofball and all the rest at breakfast.

Full size Siblings!

Full size The little cutie pie in the room at Hotel Vajra.

Full size Gabe, Cristelle, and Mr. Shah on top of Maju Deval.

Full size Naomi and Jeff at the base of Maju Deval, Durbar Square, Kathmandu.

Full size Mr. Shah and the kids with prayer wheels at Bodhnath.

Full size Gabe and a sadhu in Potter's square, Bhaktapur. I gave Gabe a 50 rupee note and sent him to give it to the sadhu. To my surprise and REALLY to Gabe's surprise, the sadhu grabbed Gabe in a bear hug and gave him a kiss.

Full size Kala Bhairab near Durbar Square. From the Lonely Planet book: "It is said that telling a lie while standing before Kala Bhairab will bring instant death and it was once used as a form of trial by ordeal."

Full size Flower vendor on Jaganath Temple at Makhan Tole, in Kathmandu.

Full size Courtyard of Rudravarna Mahavihar.

Full size Spire of the Mahabuddha temple. This terracotta structure is said to show over 9000 images of Buddha.

Full size Old man and young girl talking on the steps of the Bimsen Temple in Durbar Square.

Full size Stupa and prayer flags at Swayambunath, the "Monkey Temple".

Full size The gang at Swayambunath, with Goofy and Goofier in the center. At least Cristelle and Mr. Shah are being serious...

Full size This is why Swayambunath is called the Monkey Temple.

Full size Kathesimbhu Stupa viewed from an alleyway.

Full size Auto-rickshaw and statue of Garuda in front of the Trailokya Mohan Narayan Temple in Durbar Square.

Full size Guardian staute in font of the Dattatraya Temple in Tachupal Square, Bhaktapur.

Full size Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Tole, Bhaktapur.

Full size Naomi and Jeff in front of a carved door at Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Tole, Bhaktapur.

Full size Little girl sitting on the elephant on the steps at Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Tole, Bhaktapur.

Full size Detail of a carved pediment at the Patan Museum. Note the lizard hanging out in the crack.

Full size These three cuties watched me snapping shots behind Rudravarna Mahavihar. I showed the shot to the girl in the center (the ring leader) resulting in gales of laughter.

Full size Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, and Pumoki

Full size Glaciers and peaks in the Everest range.

Full size View of Taleju Temple with Kakeshwar Temple in the foreground, near Kathmandu's Durbar Square.

Full size Rice fields outside of Pokhara, with two yaks.

Full size Christmas morning alpenglow on Machapuchre, from my hotel room window at Base Camp Resort in Pokhara.