Postcards from the road
Photos shared while travelling, with minimal text
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A postcard from Nepal: souvenir seller
A statue of Shiva, the second largest in Nepal, was unveiled near Pokhara last year. A lady was selling souvenirs next to the steep path up to the statue.
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A postcard from Nepal: Himalaya sunrise
We got up at 4.45 to go and watch the sunrise over the Himalayas - so worth it!
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A postcard from Nepal: Annapurna
The Annapurna Range of the Himalaya Mountains can be seen from Bandipur, an ancient hill town in Nepal
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A postcard from Nepal: Manakamana
We rode a cable car to the top of a mountain to find a Hindu temple that draws thousands of believers. The small town that has sprung up to serve their needs is full of shops selling garlands, offerings and even chickens and goats for sacrifices.
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A postcard from Nepal: rhinoceros
On our safari drive in Chitwan National Park yesterday we were fortunate to see five rhinos.
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A postcard from Nepal: Sadhus
Sadhus are holy men who have left behind all material attachments. We came across a number of them in the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.
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A postcard from Sofia
Is it ever OK to be late? It’s something I try my very best to avoid, but occasionally it can be a good thing, as in the case of Boris III of Bulgaria. This is the Hagia Nedelja church. The previous church on this spot was destroyed in a terrorist plot in 1925 to assassinate the king, Boris III. He was attending the funeral service of General Konstantin Georgiev, who had been killed in an assault two days previously, on 14 April of that year. The group from the Bulgarian…
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Postcard from Paris: le Metro
A year ago we were in Paris, on our first trip abroad since the pandemic had started. It felt strange, but good, to be travelling again after almost two years.
