27 seven eleven

photos from my unintentional 27-hour layover in bangkok.

the airport reminds me of being inside the intestines of an alien:some temple, can't remember which:
chao phraya sunset:
in wat po:



temples while walking:

on the river:

kolkata

photos from my 1-month stay studying in kolkata... way too short, so much still to see!

park street at night:
the vm (victoria memorial):calcutta streets:

esplanade:in love with this building:

colonial architecture in bbd bagh:

the howra, finally!

making tablas:

jain temples:



all of the following were taken on one amazing day wandering through the city (getting drenched by the rain):

calcutta sidewalks:

tana ('human-powered') rickshaw--at least this guy's got shoes
printing press (this one's for my dad):
artists in kumartuli making figures for durga puja:
back-alley workshop:
wandering kumartuli:
heading to the ferry pier:
chat:
river kids on the ferry:
crossing the howra in the rain:
selling fresh lychees and guava (while i wait outside the train station for the thunder and lightning to pass):
muddy, pungent, amazing mullik ghat flower market, my favorite place in calcutta:
street chaiwala:
mosque in barrabazaar:
pharmacy:

don't try to fall asleep here

photos from bodhgaya (in bihar):

the mahabodhi temple (behind it is the bodhi tree):


there are monasteries in bodhgaya for most countries with significant buddhist populations. this is the bhutanese one, where we also stayed:inside bhutan:


japan:
tibet (one of 3 or 4 in bodhgaya):
big buddha in the park:

outside nepal:
china:
street fruit market outside the mahabodhi temple:
street barber shop:
kids heading for school as i walk to myanmar:
creative way to ride a bicycle:
thailand:
the new karmapa monastery (tibet):
what happens when you give kid monks musical instruments during recess:
on the walk to tibet and vietnam:
vietnam:

we met a wonderfully friendly monk from Ho Chi Minh City living in the vietnamese monastery by himself for the last 6 months: