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Last Updated: Aug 17th, 2009 - 19:02:51 |
The actor visited the Himalayan nation to meet its people and learn about its way of life, and appeared to have plenty of fun with the locals.
Visiting an impoverished part of the country, Bloom was at ease playing with the children he met and also chatting to their mothers.
Hello! magazine quoted a Unicef spokesperson as saying: "Another Hollywood movie star might feel strange in a remote and [poor] area, but he seemed perfectly at ease."
To ensure that he felt at home, the Nepalese people gave the Pirates of the Caribbean star a red 'tikka' mark on his forehead, which is a traditional sign of welcome, and hung a garland of flowers around his neck.
Nepal is a landlocked nation in south Asia, bordering Tibet to the north and India to the south, east and west.
It is a popular destination with adventure travellers, largely owing to the fact that it boasts eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest.
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