Hotel View Point Nagarkot

... made. I knew it would be good before I went but there were some doubts as you never know how it will go. But sat looking at the Himalaya I thought yep good decision Carole!<br><br>I spent may many hours sitting on my balcony looking at the mountains. It is amazing how long you can spend doing that. They are always changing, clouds rolling in and out, colours changing etc ...

... it is because it is situated on the newly Chinese built highway to the Tibetan border. Krishna had already guessed I would not be happy staying in the town so we added a further 45 minutes to our 9 hour trek in order to get out of the town. It was worth every painful step though as we reached this fantastic little hotel perched high upon the ridge. It was set up and down the side of the hill. Negotiating the many steps up and down was something of a challenge at this ...

... was absolutely fine with me. I could have done the swing, but really this was Fiona&#8217;s moment. Well that&#8217;s how I looked at it. This view was not shared by my travel mates and I did endure some well placed ribbing. <br><br>The weirdest part for me was standing on the cliff edge waiting for her swing. I was literally making plans if it went wrong. Then the big moment. Approximately 50 people were on the bridge waiting their turn and about the same ...

... br><br>Im working on a plan that works with both my budget and my time schedule and with a bit of luck and some determination I may be able to swing the flight into Lhasa, Tibet to see the sights from this side. Either way, I am not leaving here without seeing this mountain again.... even if its the last thing I ever do. (besides hug and kiss my mom and sis whom I miss dreadfully at the moment). <br><br>Until next time...

... Teilen der Stadt sind die Leute mit Stöcken, und allem was weh tut , rumgelaufen. <br><br>Die 2 waren wirklich lustig - so seh ich wahrscheinlich in 20 Jahren aus . Waren nämlich so ca. zwischen 60 und 70. Der eine mit langem weissen Rauschebart und Zopf ;-) - na schau ma amal.... ;-) <br><br>Dann zum Flughafen - und dann 3 Stunden Verspätung ( nachdem ich im falschen Terminal war und schon geglaubt hab ich krieg die ...

... I do) at Club Amsterdam to wind down our trek in Pokhara <br> ~After an indefinite delay in our flight b/c of bad weather in Pokhara, taking a 7-hour, fast, loud &amp; crazy (lots of swerving out of the way of large trucks whose headlights lights were not on) bus ride from back to Kathmandu to try &amp; catch my flight to Hong Kong, and missing the flight by 45 mins after a 2-hour delay on the road due to a-surprise-accident). As a ...

... but one thing to note is that some women, but certainly not all, wear sarees. To that end, there's less color and visual vibrancy in the street life. Especially in the morning fog, the street scenes look a little grey. Men don't cat call like in India! Yea! Some do, but very moderately. I've now taken to doing what Austin Powers did in (I think) his second movie with the 'SHHing'. I don't even let the guy respond. He says, "Madam! How about a..." And ...

... in the horizon. Our hotel was one of the more basic in the area but a vast improvement on the previous night. I scored a large room with ensuite and a full view of the mountains so I did not even have to leave the room to watch the sunrise over the mountains. The guide suggested I could walk around town. Yeah sure! Nagarkot is very hilly and after walking 6-7 hours, I had trouble walking the 1 flight of steps to the restaurant.

... but cos we were a "captured audience" with no taxis excepted those dropping people off from Kathmandu, the locals wanted 850rps to drive us - no way. So the local bus it was for 20rps each - sounds good but the concern was that it was an hour of straight down, hairpin, devil elbow bends.. fingers crossed for good breaks, good tyres and sane driver. (20 rps isn't good value if we're dead..ha ha) - Anyway we lucked in on all 3 counts and had an ...

... green hills, and if it weren't for the mountains which span your entire field of vision, you would see right in to Tibet. We are quite far away from the mountains, but its stunning to see the worlds highest mountain range in the distance, and exploding toward the sky out of the valley. I feel like I've said this a lot in Nepal, but again, the view is like nothing I've ever seen in my life. Its not like seeing the Siera-Nevada or Rockies ...