bing dynasty: Dec 22, Pashupatinath and Boudhanath

Boudhanath stups and two Tibetan monks

big eyes of wisdom and nose-like number one sign, sybomlic of unity

stupa

This morning for application of Indian visa,we left our hotel early around 8:30. By taxi, it was only about 15 minutes away. When we got there, there was a long quene already in front of the gunmen-guarded place. After showing our passports and passed the security check we entered the waiting room before the office working hour of 9:30. In the open space, a little bit chilly,we finished our first application form. The telex form. From this embassy, before issue of a visa, applicants had to follow two steps: telex back to the applicant's country to check the authenticity of identity ( what's the point? ); five working days later, return to apply for visa officially. At 9:30 am, all the three windows were open, No.1 for telex and visa application, no.2 for payment, no.3 for Indian and nepalese applications.

It was slow. And we waited more than 3 hours till the number came to no. 31,( two before us) a couple of a Swiss husband and his Thai wife. The man, while waiting shared his life story with me, was not so lucky though,even after careful explanation of his case, disappointedly were rejected. Then, all the rest, with sunken hearts, were amassed to the window and the young ambassodor autograhied on our number note and told us to return next morning.

It caused us trouble, particularly, wasting one more day cause our program to be all delayed afterward. Anyhow, we went to the other most famous temple in this capital for that day, namely Pashupatinath and Boudhanath.
for Boudhanath and Pashupatinath.