[the story continues at [[August2008Blog]] == Bernie's brain backup for July 2008 == === Fri, 18th - Goodbye party === {{Pictures/vacation/Nepal2008/PartyAtHome/100_1813.jpg|Party at the OLE Nepal house|maxwidth=640}} * [[Pictures/vacation/Nepal2008/PartyAtHome|My photos]] === Fri, 11th - Osho Tapoban === {{Pictures/vacation/Nepal2008/OshoTapoban/100_1695.jpg|A bus passing by the meditation resort|maxwidth=640}} We spent two days at the [[http://www.tapoban.com/|Osho Tapoban]], a commune where they teach a particular meditation technique by an Indian guru called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osho|Osho]]. * [[Pictures/vacation/Nepal2008/OshoTapoban|My Photos]] === Tue, 15th - Boudhanath stupa === {{Pictures/vacation/Nepal2008/BoudhanathStupa/100_1637.jpg|Boudhanath Stupa|maxwidth=640}} * [[Pictures/vacation/Nepal2008/BoudhanathStupa|My photos]] * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudhanath|Wikipedia article]] === Sat, 12th - Swayambhunath, the Monkey temple === {{Pictures/vacation/Nepal2008/MonkeyTemple/100_1582.jpg|Entrance to Swayambhunath|maxwidth=800}} Today me and Silvia went to visit the most famous Buddhist temple of Kathmandu. Miki, a friend from the Hash, came along with us. * [[Pictures/vacation/Nepal2008/MonkeyTemple|My photos]] * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swayambhunath|Wikipedia article]]