Evil eyes

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

After a morning with Jo and Mia in Pokhara on Phewa Lake, at Barahi Temple Island, at Devil's Falls, at the Gupteshwor cave, cramming in as much site seeing as we could before we had to say our final tear-filled goodbye’s.

Looking out the airplane window, flying above the clouds we realized that some of the clouds were not clouds at all but snow covered mountaintops. How amazing is that!

Flying over Kathmandu I am reminded that we have only seen a small portion of this vast city. From the plane I saw a running track maybe at a school and what appeared to be an Olympic sized competitive swimming pool and then the slums…the row upon row of tin shacks crammed together on the dirt ground.

Not so Fun Facts for the day:

A common site among Nepali babies is kohl makeup around their eyes. It is believed the kohl will shield the child from the dangers of the evil eye. The kohl can have a powerful effect, but not in the way the parent intended. Unfortunately, the kohl paint often includes lead that is toxic and quite dangerous to the wearer.