We had our first hike in Nepal. It was described to us as small hills up and down and it was that. It took about 4 hours to arrive at the teahouse. I was surprised it was so nice (Nepal standards). John and I are rooming together and our room had it’s own toilet and…
Tomorrow morning at 5am we leave for the airport to begin our trek up to Mount Everest Base Camp. Yesterday we had our gear check and weigh in for our gear. We are only allowed 33 pounds of luggage in total between our duffel bag and our pack. I had to take a lot of…
Today we visited a Buddha Stuka Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. This temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is over 1400 years old. It is located in a part of Nepal called Little Tibet. There were removing the old stucco and applying new stucco. They have been doing this for over 1400 years so…
Haley arrived several days ago and Erin yesterday. Mom and I were able to spend some great time with Haley and then with Haley and Erin. We were able to get them to come on our tour for part of the time in Kathmandu. We visited several Hindu temples as well as several Buddha temples.…
Yesterday we drove up the Himalayan Mountains to catch a glimpse of the ranges. There are 14 peaks over 8,000 meters here. Mount Everest is the tallest of the tallest. We were in Kathmandu, Nepal and it is bounded by all 4 sides by mountains. There are only four ways into the city. The mountains…
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