Lumbini, Nepal

Day 1
Today we woke up early and caught a train to Jai’s village. There, his wife and daughters had made us a delicious lunch. After lunch, we were picked up by a private van and taken over the border to Nepal. The border crossing was dodgy. We paid 100 rupiah each to avoid covid testing and passed through about 4 immigration points before finally getting into Nepal.
We then travelled to Lumbini for the evening. The next day we visited the birthplace of Buddha. It was a large park with a humble monument which they believe was the exact birthplace of Buddha.Read more