What time is it here?

So I have discovered that the odd time difference for Nepal (and India too I guess) is simply a desire to be unique. From a guide book: "Nepalese time is 5 hours 40 minutes ahead of GMT, noon in London is 5:40 pm in Kathmandu. The odd 10 minutes is intended to differentiate Nepal from India which is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT."
The photo with the Cross on the building is the headquarters of Lutheran World Federation in Nepal. The other is a photo from our balcony looking down at the neighbors planting their garden. Any space available is usually used for planting vegetables although there are a lot of flowers planted as part of the landscaping around houses.



Esther is our landlord's daughter

Sister LaDonna Olson, M.A. Deaconess Community of the ELCA