Himalayan Stories – Light plays
The play of the sun rising over the horizon, painting the sky in a myriad of shades and colours remind me of you….. Advertisements
Himalayan Stories – Kala Bhairawa
I remember the story, told to me by a priest in the mid Eighties. The story is of Kala Bhairawa, the god that is said to assist the righteous and destroy evil. The Legend tells that in olden days people having a fight were brought in front of the Idol and were told to speak…
Himalayan morning
The sun rises gentle in the east, painting the sky and the hills with myriads of shades and colours. Let me be like this morning, gentle and calm Let me be like this sunrise, bathing everything in gentle light Let me be like this morning sun, warm and caring Let there be no judgement in…
The lady and the mighty mountains
This is a very old Slide from around 1986 when I was working in Nepal in a road project. In cooperation with the Swiss, the road was built with a cold tar process, not using any wood and other resources to heat the bitumen. Like this we were able to minimise the environmental impact. Besides…
The Bodnath Stupa in Nepal
Bodnath is one of the really nice and peaceful places in the Kathmandu Valley. Especially around sunset hundreds of people flock onto the street around the Stupa to make their prayer rounds around the majestic Stupa. People from all walks of life begin a small pilgrimage to the self. Some of them alone,, some chatting…
Shaman priest in Nepal
old lady Nepal
Sunrise over the Himalaya, Nepal 1985
Looking out to the east to watch the sun rise over the foothills of the Himalaya can turn into one of the most precious moments in a persons life. The dark silence of the night turns into a riot of colours and with it, birds begin to sing and join the great chorus of voices…
Musings about Nepal 1986
Working in Nepal for 4 years in the mid eighties was to me one of the greatest experiences life could offer. Arriving in Nepal in 1983 was to me an incredible “deja vue”, this mysterious deep inside knowledge that one “knows” the place. There was this instant feel for the country and its people. Of…
