Trip Blogs: In the Footsteps of Buddha 2011

Date: September 20
Location: Back in Nepal

Wow ! This will be our last post.

All is well here. Some of us felt the earthquake and some did not. No damage where we were but here in Nepal
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Date: September 18
Location: Lhasa and beyond

Here is an audio post from the gang. Download or listen:
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Date: September 18
Location: Lhasa and beyond

Yesterday we had this awesome experience. We went to visit a nunnery. Two nuns invited us to sit with them in the prayer hall. For almost an hour we s
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Date: September 16
Location: Lhasa Tibet

Hello all: Here is an audio post from Lhasa. We are having trouble emailing pictures. Seems that some media is controlled here like you can't get
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Date: September 16
Location: Lhasa Tibet

We are in Lhasa after flying over the Himalaya Mountains. It is a bit cloudy so hard to tell which one was Everest. This part of Tibet has seen grow
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Date: September 14
Location: Khatmandu, Nepal

As you can tell by this picture we are joined by some holy men on our quest for enlightenment. Wonderful day of experiencing sacred sites of the vall
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Date: September 13
Location: Khatmandu, Nepal

As you can tell from the picture we are in a place called Bouddanath. Our hotel is right near a giant stupa. This picture is from the roof of the hote
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Date: September 11
Location: Lumbini, Nepal

Here we are on 9/11 in Buddha's Birthplace, a World Heritage Site. Also a World Peace Park. May you find some peace in your day today.

Tomorrow
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Date: September 10
Location: Saravasti

Hopefully the picture will convey what it is like to be in the jungle at night in a place were for 2,500 years people have celebrated the sacred. Nigh
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Date: September 9 - Audio Post
Location: Kushingar, India. Site of Buddha's death.

Here is an audio post from the gang. Download or listen
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Date: September 9
Location: Kushingar, India. Site of Buddha's death.

Thank you for your blogs. It means a great deal to those here far from home. If you know of anyone who might want to follow, please let us know.
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Date: September 7
Location: Gaya and surrounding towns

Full and rich day was had by all. Highlighting yesterday was dawn on Maganga. There were deep feelings by all as we stood next to the cremations above
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Date: Sept 5
Location: Varanasi, India

We arrived in this sacred city on schedule. All is well. We are jet lagged but loving the thrill of being here. Today we visited Saranath where over
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