Club Himalaya Nagarkot

4,30 am wide awake waiting for sunrise. 5.15 or so I am outside funnily enough yet again wearing lots of clothes.<br>No-one else around, went to highest point near the hotel and stood and watched.<br><br>It was like a dimmer switch was being used. The first rays of light and then you could see it getting lighter and lighter every minute. The light spread accross the sky.. WOW<br><br>Looked to ...

... it would be boneless). I discovered that Krishna was not averse to sharing a beer so we had a very convivial evening, doing our best with his limited English and my even worse Nepali!<br><br>Day three was just as long but probably not quite as hard. However, the downhill sections proved a bit of a challenge for my knees! The track was interesting at times but then I think that had a lot to do with Krishna&#8217;s &#8220;shortcuts&#8221;. At one time we were heading steeply ...

This place is an oasis, albeit a damp oasis. Imagine a New Zealand bush resort, except add a temperature of about 35 degrees and 99% humidity and you might be getting close. This is the site for Bungee jumping, huge swings, trekking and canyoning, otherwise known as falling down waterfalls attached to ropes. Welcome drinks and then we were being persuaded to try some of these options. Fiona was the only taker and booked a 300 metre swing off the bridge with a 5 ...

... and how completely and honestly blessed I was to have this "moment." So... tears streaming down my face, I snap my pictures like crazy and the stewardess asks me if I would like to go see Everest from the cockpit... Yes is obviously my answer. <br><br>When I arrived in the cockpit the windows were larger and much clearer so I was able to get an even better view and better pictures... it was simply amazing and I feel ...

... Stupas - hab mich gleich wieder ein paar Tage zrückversetzt gefühlt. Beeindruckend !<br><br>dann nochmals kurz nach Thamel und ins Hotel.<br><br>Skype ausprobiert - von Gitta natürlich gleich ein paar Shoppingorders bekommen :-) Liebe Grüsse an alle - und viel Spass heut beim Geburtstagsfeiern !!! wer ist das Geburtstagskind `Karin, Christian ? Jedenfalls alles Gute aus Kathmandu ! - Trinkts an mit auf mi ...

After 2 days in Kathmand we escaped to the very expensive but idylic borderlands Adventure Resort for two days to do some Cannyoning. The resort three hours north of Kathmandu, just 16 kms south of the Tibetan border Built on beautifully sculpted sprawling terraces alongside the Bhote Koshi River, pictures and some videos coming soon.

... a fire that feeds our life. But to feel the affection that comes from those whom we do not know, from those unknown to us, who are watching over our sleep and solitude, over our dangers and our weaknesses -- that is something still greater and more beautiful because it widens out the boundaries of our being, and unites all living things." - Pablo Neruda, as quoted in 'The Gift' by Lewis Hyde Some recent thoughts and observations about Kathmandu: The food ...

... was served. While I admire the intent to prioritise the foreigners, I would have preferred people be served in order of arrival. I discovered that the Nepalese tend to have much the same lunch and dinner. A stack of rice with bowls of lentil soup and spices which gets poured over the rice. They then mix the rice and topping with their right hand (left hand is for toilet duties) and scoop the food into their mouth. They ...

... valley to the west and Indrawati river valley to the east. (got all this info from a brochure of course although we could see all these mountains..hee hee) Most of the people go up to Nagarkot in the afternoon,stay in a hotel in Nagarkot and then,get up at dawn to watch the early morning sunrise over the peaks .Once the sun begins to rise from behind the Himalayas,it looks spectacular as snow-covered mountain changes its colour in shades of ...

... of Kathmandu, Patan and Baktapur. Each of these cities has a centraly located ancient city, now called the Darbur square areas. The architecture is absolutely exquisite with massive teples and palace buildings elaborately carved from huge blocks of wood and stone. Now of course these cities have grown with modern times and the traditional tenticles of poverty and sprawl expand from the Darbur square areas into the countryside in all ...