Mirabel Resort Hotel Kathmandu

... en hopelijk mogen we ook op jullie steun rekenen. Er zijn zo&#8217;n 500 steenbakkerijen rond Kathmandu en nog duizenden kinderen wachten ook op de mogelijkheid om onderwijs te kunnen volgen. <br><br>Om meer te weten te komen over &#8216; The Brick Children School&#8217; of over ons project kan je ons mailen of informatie vinden via: <br>http://brick-children-school.org.uk / <br><br><br><br>Bouwstenen voor een toekomst maken deze kinderen gelukkig!!<br><br><br><br>

... cuenta que al fin y al cabo fue nuestra elección estar ahí, era lo que habíamos venido a buscar, aventuras, y ahora que las teníamos en frente debíamos disfrutarlas y no amargarnos.<br><br> Un paréntesis: Nos dimos cuenta de algo que nos llamo mucho la atención, asique les pedimos a nuestros amigos astrólogos que nos den una mano con esto. El día que salimos de Buenos Aires era luna llena, y al llegar a Kathmandu era luna nueva. Que significara esto? El que sepa ...

... just sitting there waiting to pounce when i hear from my left "Do you need a hotel, Sir?" Bingo. Little man hooks us up with a hotel and a cab ride for 1150 rupees, about $16.<br><br>The taxi ride from the airport is totally jaw dropping. I have never seen anything like this in my life. I have never seen anything close to the poverty, mayhem, and disrepair of Kathmandu. There are people, dogs, rickshaws, motorcycles, taxis, buses ...

... Tibet. Things *ren't gre*t there, politic*lly, *t the best of times, *nd everything w*s worse due to the N*tion*l D*y celebr*tions on Oct 1st. And we were trying to cross the border on Oct 2nd, which h*d Nigel quite worried. H*lfw*y through our tour, we were informed th*t foreigners weren't *llowed in Lh*s* on Sept 30th or Oct 1st, 2nd or 3rd. AND they were closing Mount Everest. Seriously. So we h*d to switcheroo our pl*ns, *nd, *s you know (unfortun*tely, or this would h*ve been ...

... as they say and unfortunately for me Greg doesn't want to do any teaching so sits and watches me! Luckily Greg is 6ft 4ins and so the boys at the orphanage love to 'climb' him and he also seems happy playing all kinds of sports with them so that takes a bit of pressure off me. I think he was a bit uncomfortable at first as some of the kids (especially Budhi in the picture) like to hug him and being a Kiwi male it is not normally the 'done thing'. Obviously I am completely the ...

... paths etc. So we will confirm the details tomorrow and I shall probably take off on Thursday to do that. <br><br>Once again it is raining which according to the guy in the bakery is not meant to happen as the rainy season should be finished now.....hmmm now where have I heard that before? The problem is it is not a lot of fun walking around avoiding the puddles and water dripping off the roofs down the back of your neck so I have tended to retreat to my hotel room. I did find ...

... we were in the middle of a square studying a guide book map and trying to figure out which street to take, when a little man with a pantera t-shirt offered to show us the way to durbar square.<br>about one and a half hours later, and after an extensive guided tour around durbar square and the entire area, we finally realised that we didnt know what this little man was going to charge us.<br>"100 US dollars."<br>lesson number three learnt. always get a price ...

... the herds of cows or goats that appear like a barricade around blind corners. As we drive a crazy chicken flies out from the forest which surrounds us on both sides of the path. We dodge it and drive on, past tiny towns, small villages, prayer flags around secluded temples inside jungles. We're surrounded by views of mountains, rivers, and lush green rice fields arranged like furry steps, for miles on end.<br> <br>Once inside the villages, he ...

... lunch at a casino...... after lunch i hired a taxi t0 take a round of the city.....the taxi driver didn't understand English....all he said was "yes"....he took me to super store......!!!!!!!!!!!!the super store was three storied(or four?)....each floor dedicated to different stuffs!!!!!from the super store...i took the same taxi and went for a shopping district famous to travelers called 'thamel'. it was basically ...

... dust level are down, traffic is minimal and hassling is also limited. Anyone visiting Kathmandu and enjoying history need to visit Bhaktapur (also know as Bhadgaon. "Bhaktapur ruled the valley until 1482". In the Rough Guide to Nepal it says that there is an entrance fee of $10.00. I am not sure if I was just lucky or if the fee no longer exists but I was never asked to pay it. I did not enter ...