Showing posts with label Nepal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nepal. Show all posts
July 09, 2005
July 08, 2005
Going Away Party – Katmandu, Nepal
Not all of these lovely young ladies departed the trip, only some. The picture was taken at the going away party for the India-Nepal participants of the trip.
July 07, 2005
Naren’s House – Katmandu, Nepal
While in Katmandu, I stayed at my friend, Naren's house. As you can probably tell, it was a welcome break from truck and hotel living.
July 06, 2005
Update - Katmandu, Nepal
In Katmandu, I escaped from the truck (a.k.a. asylum) and stayed at a friend's house. My friend, Naren and I were housemates at Cornell. He now works for USAID in Nepal and lives in a huge posh house and employs a gardener and housekeeper/cook. During my stay, I've been participate in his ex-pat life which included a "hash" house run in the hills surrounding the Katmandu valley, attended a going away party and participated in my first yoga class, drenched in sweat. Naren also owns a DVD player and a small collection of DVDs, something I've greatly missed.
Tonight we have a farewell dinner for the people on the truck that will be leaving us in Katmandu. Some of the new people have also arrived. I think there will be something like ten new people on the truck to Bangkok.
This Friday, we leave to Tibet and China. The weather in Tibet should be below freezing due to the elevation. We�ll be crossing a number of mountain passes above 5000 meters. There are also very few hotels, so we'll be camping most of the time. We've been stocking up on warm clothing in Katmandu.
July 03, 2005
June 30, 2005
Baby Elephant Introduction – Chitwan, Nepal
In Chitwan, we visited an elephant breeding center inhabited by spunky baby elephants and their mom's. This particular five month old took it upon herself to introduce herself. As you probably can tell she had both a streak of naughtiness and sense of humor.
Elephant Washing – Chitwan, Nepal
We were supposed to be washing the elephants in the river. What transpire was that we tried to sit on the elephants, while they tried to knock us off into the river. It was little scary playing with such a large creature, nevertheless a lot of fun.
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