From the last view of the snow capped mountains of the Himalayas to the snow covered beach and house back home in Connecticut, it has been a long and exciting trip. Remembering back 26 days ago when we first touched…
Pokhara – Nepal’s Equivalent of Queenstown, New Zealand
If you want to get a little crazy head to Pokhara. They are certainly attempting to rival Queenstown, NZ for extreme sports. In addition to being probably the trekking capital of the world, with every other shop selling trekking clothing…
On To Pokhara, Our Last Stop
This morning we were due to fly to Pokhara, a resort/trekking center west of Kathmandu near the Annapurna Range of the Himalayas. For reasons which only have a partial rationale explanation we didn’t take off until 1:00 PM. Partly due…
The Ancient City of Bhaktapur
We drove down the the winding mountain road from Nagarkot passing numerous agricultural terraces for rice and wheat, depending in the season. Cheryl was not thrilled with all of the hairpin turns on a road that is in less than…
The Kathmandu Valley – Bungamati and Patan
After a late start from the hotel due to the delayed Everest flight we alit for the town of Bungamati in the Lalitpur district of the valley. Bungamati is a Newar tribal village that specialized in woodworking. Walking through the…
We Conquered Mount Everest…….Sort Of.
Several of us awoke early for a post dawn flight to Mt. Everest. As you can see from the departure board it didn’t quite work out that way due to haze and smog at the Kathmandu Airport. We did eventually…
Kathmandu – Can Do!
Today we traversed the city of Kathmandu as quickly as traffic would allow. I will say that the traffic flows much better than India, and the roads and sidewalks are generally cleaner. Electricity however, is another story. We began our…
Nepal – The Adventure Continues
Flying in to Kathmandu we caught our first glimpse of the Himalayas. After a short lunch break we drove through the city to the Swayambhunath Stupa overlooking the city below. This site is also known as the Monkey Temple for…
Alavidha (Goodbye) India
After Sarnath Cheryl and I walked the gardens of our hotel and then one final trip to a silk brocade factory. It is amazing to see them do this work by hand. One piece takes two people working one loom…
Our Afternoon in Sarnath
After our early morning on the Ganges we had a short break at the hotel and then left for Sarnath, supposedly the holiest of Buddhist shrines and the site where Buddha gave his lecture on enlightenment and the path to…