Hindenburg's Uncertainty Principle

Lads on a Rope

Remember that picture of a giant wooden chariot that I posted a few posts ago?
I learned what it is called: Macchindranath Rath.  Emily and I also went to the party in the street when it first started getting pulled around on its tour of the city. Here's a picture of how the Chariot gets around.

A bunch of rambunctious dudes line up on a rope and pull,  The chariot moves several kilometers over a few days.

Cute Baby Elephant and Paragliding Pictures

You guys! I did some serious tourism recently and saw this really cute baby elephant!

...and also went paragliding! That's Emily in the glider ahead of and below me, and the city over yonder is Pokhara, Nepal's number one destination for...uh...paragliding, and other cool stuff.

Mothers

Nepal's Mother's Day just passed, and America's is on the way. The top picture is of my mother reading a newspaper by the light of this super bright sun-lamp thing we have in our kitchen. The bottom picture is the mother of my host household in Nepal, chopping veggies by the light of a 48 bulb LED lantern that we use when the electricity is out (which is 14 hours daily). 

Moms and their kitchen lamps...am I right?

Happy Mother's Day(s)!

Monsoon Cycling

These dudes looked like they were having a blast, biking through a flooded street that was waist deep at some points. They hit a pothole once while our taxi was beside them and the back guy almost flew off. They laughed riotously.

Kathmandu's Epic Chariot Towing Celebration

Check out this huge chariot being built in Kathmandu! I don't really know what the celebration is, but apparently this will get towed around town by Strong Men With Ropes for a week or so.
Yes, those wheels are as tall as people and yes the whole thing is made out of wood.
Supposedly if the tower breaks during the towing, the king will be deposed. But there's no king anymore. The chariot must have broken really badly, and they had to dismantle monarchy entirely.