Photo of the Day Archive for September 2004

by Albert Wen, Nov 15, 2006 | Destinations: Nepal

Pro-Tibetan graffiti on the wall of the Buddhist stupa atop Jamacok Peak, on the NW edge of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

Pro-Tibetan graffiti on the wall of the Buddhist stupa atop Jamacok Peak, on the NW edge of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

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Pro-Tibetan graffiti on the wall of the Buddhist stupa atop Jamacok Peak, on the NW edge of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

The wheels of a festival chariot in the town of Patan, Kathmandu Valley.

Two women leaning out of a window, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Cow in a doorway, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Photo of the Day Archive for September 2004

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