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Driving in Kathmandu is like a giant game of chicken.
No, this mess of wires doesn't bother me at all.
The eyes of the great Stupa of Boudhanath.
Colorful brush at store near Boudhanath.
On the stupa in front of a bunch of prayer flags.
I've got this strange feeling I'm beeing watched.
Cross section of prayer flags.
Prayer flags leading up to the top of the Boudhanath stupa.
Close up of prayer flags.
Buddhist prayer wheels at Boudhanath.
Hindus waiting in the Pashupati area of Kathmandu.
Preparing a body for cremation.
Pimp my ride, Nepali style.
Cindy and our guide, Lhakpa, walking through the ancient city of Bhaktapur.
The mythical creatures outside Nyatapola Temple in Taumadhi Square.
As you get higher, each figure is 10 times more powerful than the one below it (Cindy included).
Clay pots in Pottery Square, Talako.
Nepali piggy banks.
Man carrying fresh vegatables in Durbar Square.
The palace of 55 windows.
Art school at Bhaktapur.
What better way to relax after a hard day's sightseeing than drinking an Everest beer?
Flying to Lukla, one of the world's most dangerous airports.
On the way to Lukla, our first glimpse of the Himalayas.
Safely landed at Lukla, enjoying tea at the lodge.
Cindy absorbing the beauty of the mountains on our warm-up hike.
On the road to Monjo.
Doug and Lhakpa resting during our hike to Monjo.
Buddhist mantras carved in stone near a stupa.
Lunch spot, day one.
A typical Sherpa house.
View from the trail to Monjo.
We saw many types of birds on our trek, including this cute little guy.
Pretty much all of our rooms looked like this.
Doug trying to get over his chest cold.
A high suspension bridge we are about to cross.
Doug on day two, still sufferring from a cold.
One of several suspension bridges we had to cross.
Our first glimpse of Mt. Everest.
We learned to take small sherpa steps to adjust to the altitude.
Doug and Cindy at the Sagarmartha National Park visitor center.
Gravity is slightly different in the Himalayas.
Doug with Mt. Everest on the left.
Cindy on the trail to Tashinga.
The trail to Tashinga, one of our favorite days.
Another view of the trail to Tashinga with a group of Yaks on the trail.
Cindy resting on the hike to Tashinga.
Prayer flags fluttering in the wind.
A view of the stunning Ama Dablam (right).
Actually, yak cheese is kind of tasty.
Cindy heading of to Tengboche.
Amazon Kindle, good at 12,000 feet.
Prayer wheels at entrance to Tengboche Monastery.
The mantra to the bodhisattva of compassion: "Om mani padme hum".
The view from Tengboche Monastery.
The gate in front of Tengboche Monastery.
Better wait for this yak to cross the bridge.
View of Ama Dablam from the foot bridge over the Imja Drangka River.
Two porters carry firewood on the trail to Pangboche.
Cindy, the thinker.
Doug in front of Ama Dablam.
Doug with Ama Dablam in the background.
Our New Year's Eve spread.
2011 starts off with an overnight snow shower.
Ama Dablam partially obscured by New Years Day clouds.
The best yak picture I could get.
Another shot of Ama Dablam covered by clouds.
Due to the cold and fog, the highest we climbed was 13,200 feet.
Heading back to Tashinga.
Cindy practicing jumping techniques she learned on "America's Next Top Model"
Sunset view from Tashinga.
A porter carrying a heating stove.
Cindy practicing her presentation skills.
Looking back on Ama Dablam.
Last look at Tashinga Lodge.
The trail back to Tengboche.
A stupa with Ama Dablam in the background.
Panoramic view of Namche Bazaar.
Doug outside the Sherpa Land Lodge.
Cindy enjoying the sunshine in Namche.
Our final glimpse of Mt. Everest.
"Everest Highway" rest area.
Panoramic view of Tashinga.
Everest beer transport.
Lukla airport runway with a plane getting ready to take off.
On the way to the Buddha Park and the Monkey Temple.
Selling produce outside Buddha Park.2
Buddha Park.
A small monument to Buddha inside Buddha Park.
Big Buddha, Little Buddha.
The writing is on the wall.
Cindy spins the bigger prayer wheels.
Lots of activity ath the Monkey Temple.
A couple of monkeys resting on a statue of the Buddha.
Monkey getting groomed.
Long stairway to the stupa.
Hawk flying over Kathmandu.
Top of what we like to call "Monkey Hill".
Swayambhunath stupa at the Monkey Temple.
Monkey sentry.
View of Kathmandu from the Monkey Temple.
That's okay, I forgot my swim trunks anyhow.
Yet another Buddha.
No flu shots or Medicare Part D?
Waking back to the Hotel Yak and Yeti.
Typical Kathmandu traffic.