Country livin... outside Bhaktapur

The friends that we visited in Bhaktapur, Jim and Oma, took us to their country house for a day.  Aside from all 3 of us being plagued with "stomach problems" - we're mature doctors but we'll stick with vague terms here - we got to tour Oma's garden-in-progress, and eat a fresh meal with salad straight from the ground.

After lunch and a several hour nap in the shade on the deck, Marika discovered a mulberry tree.  I had never had mulberries before, but they taste like a sweet smaller version of the blackberry, and the tree was overflowing with ripe berries that would fall into your hand with the lightest touch.  Oma suggested putting a tarp down and shaking the tree, so within seconds we had that done and Josh was already up in the tree waiting for the green light.

The berries have a pretty potent color...

This bus drove by while we were waiting for our ride back to town.  It's a pretty typical local bus, and they do dive over the edge and crash from time to time, with all those people crammed on top.

This little old lady walked by us, again while we were waiting for our ride home, so Oma talked to her a bit.  She was on her way home from filling up her water jug.