I know I got a bit tired of editing photos but reading about the major earthquakes that have happened in Nepal this weekend was a shock for me and somehow motivated me to get back to it. Looking at the pictures of Kathmandu after the earthquake is a personal challenge for me. The earthquake(s) have left several hundred if not thousand people dead and damaged and destroyed large parts of the rich cultural heritage.
One of the main places in Kathmandu is Durbar Square (royal place), which hosts many ancient temples and the royal palace and is part of the UNESCO world heritage. It was the first place we visited during our stay there in January and we were amazed but the beauty of it. It seems that large parts of it were destroyed this weekend, a big tragedy. I decided to post some pictures to show the beauty of this place. I also encourage everyone to consider donating to the red cross or Oxfam to help the people of Nepal, one of the poorest Asian countries. Even if it is not much you can give, it will help those in urgent need right now and might eventually help them rebuild what was lost in just a few minutes yesterday:
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz: http://www.drk.de/pressemeldungen/meldung/8479-spendenaufruf-drk-steht-fuer-hilfe-fuer-erdbebenopfer-in-nepal-bereit.html
Aktion Deutschland hilft: https://www.tagesschau.de/spendenkonten/spendenkonten-nepal-101.html
Red cross USA: http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Red-Cross-Responding-to-78-Magnitude-Earthquake-in-Nepal
Oxfam: https://secure2.oxfamamerica.org/page/content/nepal_earthquake/
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