In Lumbini, we boarded two tourist buses that we had booked in advance, and our second day started smoothly! Unlike the capital Kathmandu, there was no rush hour, and the journey was pleasant with tranquil scenery! In Lumbini, there is a Japanese-owned...
...Buffet-style breakfast at Hotel Ananda Inn, a casual hotel in Lumbini.
I'm staying one night at Hotel Ananda Inn, which is within walking distance of the entrance gate to Lumbini Garden and Lumbini Bazaar! The previous night there was a heavy thunderstorm...
...Terrace dinner at Tashi Delek Restaurant in Lumbini
We spent half a day exploring Lumbini Garden, the birthplace of Buddha, and then, around 5 PM, we had an early dinner at Tashi Delek Restaurant, which serves Tibetan and Nepalese cuisine...
...Meditating with Buddhist monks under the Bodhi tree in the Sacred Garden, the birthplace of Buddha.
Let's head to the Sacred Garden within Lumbini Garden, a Buddhist holy site in Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha! There is an entrance fee, so please purchase tickets in advance...
...A pilgrimage to Lumbini Garden, a Buddhist holy site and the birthplace of Buddha.
We've arrived at the East Gate, the entrance to Lumbini Garden, a sacred Buddhist site in Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha! Lumbini Garden was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 and is recognized worldwide...
...Lunch at the restaurant inside the Little Buddha Hotel in Lumbini.
From Hotel Ananda Inn in Lumbini, we'll walk to the restaurant inside the adjacent Little Buddha Hotel! (Nepal Tour...).
...We went to Hotel Ananda Inn, which is adjacent to Lumbini Gardens, a place considered sacred.
Lumbini, located about 25 minutes by car from Gautama Buddha Airport (also known as Bhairahawa Airport), is considered the birthplace of Buddha and a center of Buddhism...
...Departing from Gautama Buddha Airport for Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha!
I'm heading to Gautama Buddha Airport, also known as Bhairahawa Airport, in Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism...
...From Tribhuvan International Airport, take Buddha Air to Gautama Buddha Airport.
On the morning of our fourth day in Nepal, we left our accommodation, Pension Suzata, at 6:30 a.m. and took a touring bus to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu...
...Si Taleju Restaurant & Bar, a restaurant overlooking Patan Durbar Square.
In Nepal, the oldest market, Mangal Bazaar, located next to Durbar Square in Patan, is a bustling street filled with people, offering plenty of opportunities for shopping and other activities! In Patan...
...A tilaka (a type of celebratory tilaka) from the "Living Goddess Kumari" at Patan Durbar Square.
I went to the Kumari House in Durbar Square in Patan, located south of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, to meet the "living goddess Kumari"! Kumari is the Tantric goddess Vajra Devi, a Hindu goddess...
...I was invited to a reception at the home of Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Madan Kumar Bhattarai.
今回のネパールツアーでは、2011年~2015年までの4年間に渡り、駐日ネパール大使として務められ、現在はネパール大統領外交顧問のマダン・クマール・バッタライ(Madan Kumar Bhattarai)邸にお招きいただ...
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