This time the way to Nepal was especially long-winded. Because of 15 hours of waiting in Qatar, day 1 and day 2 were passed and wasted in the transit lounge of Dohsa Airport.
I'm still fascinated by travelling; in the morning we border a plane and several hours later we are in a desert state. The medieval crusaders would have needed years to make the same travel and even in the time of adventure fiction à la Karl May needed several weeks, if not months to make the same journey. And now already after several hours we are in a different world.
The time there was lost and airports are not descriptive of the manners in a country. It was stunning to see how many people follow the commandments of religious clothing. Seems there are not so many land-winnings in that fashion noiwadays (Burqa-Fashion, the magazine for the modern woman...)
Another thing I just didn't understand is why the access to the mosque was through the WC. Is that for reasons of holiness?? Or for cleanliness?? Anyway, it seemed to me strange to give access to a evidently holy place, but then all cultures have their own manners.
Now is Sunday and we will visit a Shiva statue today.
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I'm still fascinated by travelling; in the morning we border a plane and several hours later we are in a desert state. The medieval crusaders would have needed years to make the same travel and even in the time of adventure fiction à la Karl May needed several weeks, if not months to make the same journey. And now already after several hours we are in a different world.
The time there was lost and airports are not descriptive of the manners in a country. It was stunning to see how many people follow the commandments of religious clothing. Seems there are not so many land-winnings in that fashion noiwadays (Burqa-Fashion, the magazine for the modern woman...)
Another thing I just didn't understand is why the access to the mosque was through the WC. Is that for reasons of holiness?? Or for cleanliness?? Anyway, it seemed to me strange to give access to a evidently holy place, but then all cultures have their own manners.
Now is Sunday and we will visit a Shiva statue today.
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