In the cold I found warmth
Pics from my 5-day trip around Nepal. Beware of too many pics (and temples, lol)!
(Sorry I'm too lazy to improve/colorize the pics. They mostly look presentable though.)
Day 1
(Because our flight delayed for 2 hours, it's already dark when we got there.)
Of course the first thing we do is find food!
We're in a Nepali restaurant.
(Too bad we didn't get pics of/with this too-damn-good-looking-to-be-a-waiter waiter there, lol.)
That is Nepali dumplings. Yummy. But probably not more than three, lol.
They have rice like this, rice in the middle of a VERY BIG plate, then other stuff around the rice.
Day 2
At some temple. Lots of monkeys. So cute! (They keep to themselves too! Unlike Thai monkeys...)
(Sorry I didn't really follow the names of these temples. I was there just to tag along really, lol.)
This is my best friend in the whole wide world by the way.
(Pics of me would be found on her camera.)
Very cold at 7 a.m.
They're like bells, but not really. They don't ring. They just spin.
You walk and drag your hand on them. Don't know why. It supposedly grants you good luck.
People lighting lots of candles.
Souvenir shop.
Right, we walk up to the temple. Only that high.
Love this shot.
Love the color scheme.
I think this is a wishing well, for peace on earth.
Young Nepali monks playing soccer. I think.
That's our bus.
At one of our coffee/food/bathroom stops.
This is a river that's the water looks like milk, or has milky color.
There's a legend for that, but don't remember it now.
This is like Thailand's Khao San Road
(a.k.a. long street with shops and guest houses for backpackers.)
Day 3
We wake up at 5.30 a.m. to look at the sunrise on some mountain.
Only there's too many clouds...
...until about 30 minutes later.
This is a place where they sacrifice animals (sheep/goats/chicken) for the gods.
They still do this on a weekly basis.
People do sometimes get married at temples.
The guy in brown beanie and cream jacket?
He's our lovely local guide!
This is the most popular car model in Nepal, I think. I want one. Very compact.
At Tibetan's Refugee Camp.
At Davi's Fall. The legend is pretty silly.
(Some guy named Davi falled off between the cliffs and died
while leaning to see this waterfall which runs very, very deep in the bottom of the cliffs.)
Now we're talking a river cruise...
...on a small boat...
...to this temple on this very small island.
Now we're in the city, visiting one of the most famous temples of Nepal.
Day 4
We wake up in a beautiful resort/hotel on some mountain.
And we're back in the city to see some old palaces and some more temples, lol.
The next two pics are supposed to be symbols of male and female sex organs.
I just don't get it.
We walk...
...wherever our awesome Thai guide (and that pink flag) takes us.
We're at this famous coffee/tea shop...
...and order famous Nepali yogurt and spice tea.
It's yummy.
And we take some pics from where we sit (the second or third floor).
Just love how every big truck there has a "SEE YOU" sign.
People playing some kind of board game by the side of the road.
We walk.
We walk some more.
This is supposed to be a very important gate.
My favorite quote there.
Another palace.
Very famous Bhudha image in the city.
A Nepali cat.
Looks a lot like Thai cat, doesn't it?
Here are Nepal's top soldiers. And they wear yellow socks!
Day 5
Basically we're flying home right after breakfast.
With our guide's encouragement, we run into the first-class section of the plane
and get these wonderful shots of the Himalayan Range.
That dark triangle peak.... that's Mount Everest. Neat, huh?
There you go. A 5-day trip around Nepal.
We met some interesting people, learned some bargaining tips,
and tasted the food we don't want to taste ever again (at least in the next few months).
Thank you,
our two wonderful guides,
our skilled drivers,
Nepal's confusing TV programs,
Jason Mraz (who filled my new iPod nicely),
my very tolerant friend (who pees a LOT),
and all my traveling mates.
You made this trip a whole lot more fun.
and a real experience.