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Annapurna Base Camp, Nepal
... above the water and we did wonder whether we would actually make it up the mountain (especially after the sketchy bus ride too)! All day Narayan kept pointing out a mountain peak in the distance; 'Crystal mountain' he said it was. Two days later we realised that it was actually 'Fishtail mountain' and we just couldn't understand his accent! Day 2 - Pokhara to Tikhedhunga The day started with another bus journey (tea in a shack first of course) to get to the start of the trek. ...
5 fantastiske dage! Kathmandu og Pokhara.
... Saadan er det tit naar man rejser, man moeder nogle af dem samme igen igen. Men vi fik snakket lidt og efter en hurtig samtale aftalte vi at vi skulle foelges den naeste lille uges tid. Jeg havde netop lige booket hostel i Kathmandu, og da jeg bookede var der kun 2 senge tilbage hvor af den ene af dem var min. Vi skyndte os at booke den sidste seng til isa og fik ellers koebt bus billet tilbage til Kathmandu.
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Kathmandu: Because we really wanted to!
... do monkeys have to do with Buddhism? How could anyone comfortable meditate around here? Highly entertaining to say the least. There is a traditional song Geljin sang to us about these two famous Kathmandu temples. Apparently Boudanath Stupa represents mother, and Swayambanath Stupa represents father. What does this say about the gender division of Nepalis?
A jumping off point for the Himalayas, Kathmandu isn't Nepal. A brand all on it's own.
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Festival (The day The Buddha came down to Earth)
... 8217; delicate stomachs. The meal was followed by some special sweet rice that had been blessed in the puja. I couldn’t tell exactly what was done to the rice but there was saffron, a few raisins and probably some sugar. I was also given a blessed banana, which I took home to eat as a post-lunch snack. I decided that the holy food is going to keep me from getting ill from any potential contaminants in the food, and so far it seems to be ...
Une douce sangsue au Monastère de Kopan
... séparés pour trouver nos chambres. Je dois suivre un monsieur qui marche vite pour me rendre dans la mienne. Il faut imaginer que j'ai 18kg sur le dos, que le monastère est vaste, que ma chambre est à l'autre bout de l'entrée et qu'il y a des marches, beaucoup... J'arrive complètement essoufflée, amusée par l'idée que ce lieu encore inconnu va devenir familier. Ma chambre est petite, deux lits, je suis la première. Je découvre les lieux, la douche, les toilettes et ...
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