Animals at Chitwan National Park

After spending the night in ___________ close to Lumbini, we traveled by bus to Chitwan
A beautiful National Park in Southern Nepal.
While there we saw three kinds of deer
An alligator, elephants, a rhino, monkeys, more cows, pigs, goats, and many colorful birds.
To visit the park, we went on an early morning expeditions by jeep.

Riding in a jeep to the National Park.
Notice the yellow school bus that is in front
of our jeep.

Quiet lake in the National Park

We spotted 'Spotted Deer"

Later that same afternoon we took a very peaceful ride down the river in a dugout canoe.

Large alligator that thankfully
 was sleeping on the river bank.

Asian rhino eating grass on the river bank
The plates on his body are 6" deep.

Birthplace of Buddha

Before going to our hotel, we drove first to Lumbini.
Birthplace of Buddha.The founder of the Buddhist religion was born in 623 B.C.

Very large, bronze statue at the entrance to the gardens.
It is said that when Buddha was born
he stood up and took six steps
And pointed to heaven.

Pool in front of the temple where it is believed that
Buddha's mother bathed before giving birth.

Bodi tree which grew from a sapling of the
original bodi tree under which Buddha received
enlightenment.

Temple housing the archeological ruins of a monastery.

Column build by Emperor
Asoka to mark the exact location
of the birth of Buddha.