Buddha

We've arrived into Lumbini just inside Nepal. The border crossing was pretty relaxed with us literally walking across the border on a road, checking out one side and getting visa in office the other side. Lumbini is a small place famous for being where Buddha was born in the 6th century BC. We had a fascinating time looking round the site of His birth (the white building contains the stone marking the spot):

It is surrounded by a development zone in which different nations have taken plots of land and built their own monasteries. The German one was our favourite:

But China and Bhurma weren't bad. There were about half a dozen under construction. No UK or US ones yet....

We have found our introduction to Nepal really rewarding as things seem a lot calmer, with a lot less hassle from people trying to gleen money off us. However it took us 24 hours to notice that the clock has moved forward 15 minutes since crossing the border. Very random!

We are making our way across to Kathmandu where we will be doing our voluntary work. Next stop is Pokhara.