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Makes physical and mental, walking in Nepal
Pre-departure and come back later, many people have asked me, why did you go to Nepal?
I shook her head, smiled, I do not know how to answer at the end.
In fact, I believe that each person to Nepal, has an inarticulate feeling, we call it the complex of Nepal.
You read the heart to heart, soul and dream about, have to go,
No matter how expensive ticket, no matter how rare vacation, no matter is there are earthquakes, regardless of the legendary mutiny and turmoil, regardless of the original jungle Tiger and rhino, or even the river and you close the crocodile.
If the day after day of work from their powerful inertia make you feel tired;
If you think you are the arts lad, disdains become holding a fan with a small loudspeaker Hula's tours in a fuzzy faces;
If you always restless bones of blood flows quietly, so that you can't wait and want to peel high heels and Professional Suite, put on your favorite big knot dyeing and linen;
If you are brave hikers, yearning well-known fishtail peak of ABC to Annapurna base camp to Everest; various link
If you repeatedly entering Tibet but has not yet crossed the mountain called the roof of the world; HIMALAYAN
If you are interested in Buddhism, or Buddha, or already is devout Buddhists;
If you feel that a reflection with perennial stand from the Himalayas cold triangle figure by limpidity serene snow big lake for a cup of coffee can interpret your petty bourgeoisie mood;
If you feel that Taobao buy Nepal silver and tie-dyed garment has failed to make you satisfied;
If you want to see the national religion of pious Holy peace smile;
If you want to ride an elephant to Asian best original jungle adventure eco reserve, stumble across Tiger and rhino figure;
If you want to be great in the verdant valleys of natural rivers passion drift;
If you think riding paragliding from the Himalayas across yet more energy flying your mood;
If you love Yoga;
If you love the gorgeous curry;
If you love sweet and charming ethnic music;
If you love rhythm strongly distinct exuberant indigenous dance;
If you love beautiful wood carvings;
If you have no money;
If you have money;
................
Please come to Nepal.
A thousand reasons to let you, this is a most worthy to mysterious country.
It's natural scenery, its unique qualities, its mystery religions.
Here is a backpackers paradise;
Is the attraction on foot;
Is the birthplace of the Buddha.
Nepal, won't let you down.
This is my go to Nepal plane of Tianjin girl Wu back feel.
October 17, Beijing PEK-Chengdu CTU
A heavy weekend, brewing the half a year's trip to Nepal, is finally set off.
Sitting at the capital airport dianmen-bus, along the main road, the three-ring creep.Looking back over the past six years, from the books online collection of information, prepare a detailed travel plan, to organization personnel, from select travel agency for air tickets to travel luggage ready before, it was difficult.
Very interesting is the registration number of the peak, known by many C-trip Alice, a maximum of 42 people, the State of New York as far back as the United States, Michigan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Ningbo, … .. up to 72-year-old on, down to the students in the school. But travel around, people who work in busy, preparations for the wedding, the fear to suffer, and even worried about the health impacts of sowing the next generation ... A variety of reasons but eventually gave up. Finally be together travel only early recognition of only 2 people and 2 end of knowledgeable people. And then the hilarious scene on MSN when compared to a bit desolate. It is ye, donkey low. Even if the final four are just a few times, but real people who have not seen yet.Shake shaky on the bus, I tried to imagine tonight will see the way the mix ....
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal T3, one for the Olympic Games has just launched the Grand terminal building.
The virtual world of the first mix — Beijing Shi, came into reality. One look younger than her age, many places middle-aged man in later years, very strong, very talkative, once one person more than once into Tibet. After the pleasantries, he hastened to the family's wife reported my basic conditions for family rest.Air China CA4106, 8 point.
Machine only offer a small poor biscuits as dinner, food, Shi's biscuits also gave me, you do not eat, but to find a crew to eat again. Flying nearly 2 hours and 30 minutes arrived in Chengdu shuangliu airport. Quickly into the airport side of the hotel, in order to catch the first flight in the morning. Thumpin' "boom" few knock, advance to the Hangzhou Ms. Cao soon appeared in our room door. One looks in vain for a cheerful Jiangnan woman, she said that apart from the travel bag, with a large trunk a little exaggerated.Chengdu warmer than Beijing, outside the airport lights, see trees and flowers or with.
With the aircraft engine of detonationSong and "small aircraft" hum sleep. The morning of 4 morning-call located at only a few hours of rest time.October 18-Chengdu-Lhasa-Kathmandu CTU-LXA-KTM
04: 00 get up, get to shuangliu airport.
But until 6: 30 one after a staff arrived at the scene, 7: 00 began to drop. The customs formalities in Chengdu is simple. Air China CA407 7: 40 take-off, nearly 2-hour flight, only to a small bread and a number of a deal than cardcase porridge. 150 kg of stomach to plug this something that the aviation cost cannot be saved from our lips.Other, here lived through this year's March or April disturbances after seem very strict security checks.
Border guard authorities review of passport and visa, and quarantine departments measure temperature, airport again change the handwriting of the boarding pass, then in addition to the usual carried out in all the airport security check, but also take off shoes hat, good here tourists, a fairly smooth, soon back on the plane.Aircraft flight along the Yarlung zangbo Canyon first, then a big turn took action, turn South flying over the Himalayas.
I saw lots of clouds, the following window in the heart of the peak is exhilarating mountain is bare naked mountains, almost invisible to rivers and glaciers, there is no vegetation. This is the roof of the world, we have seen from the North.Flight for approximately 20 minutes later came the whine whine on air hostesses fine sound: "our aircraft will soon be flying across the world's highest mountain Everest ..." almost all visitors suddenly are excited, they right of mysterious window, all take camera is for the same action, "sentries sentries" photographs.
In the heart of ceaseless snowy mountains, which one is the Everest I am afraid that no one can make it clear that everyone already immersed in see so spectacular snow-capped mountain scene excitement.Snow gradually from the aircraft below to go to a side, following the rolling start to Green Mountain Mist, rivers and lakes, is full of life.
Scattered, vaguely see live in big mountain, River, next to the residence. I guess it probably was near the Valley areas. The Himalayas is a curiously, the same mountain, same day, same block north and South sides of the roof slope, showing a black-scene.Aircraft passing through a low-rise building, landing at the red brick base into the Tribhuwan international airport terminal building.
Tim immigration card, Customs seal everything out of the airport. Hotel "old" have been waiting outside. Ran a local beggar like children tried to help us to carry luggage on the bus, doors, and then try to tip, Shi gave him $ RMB, the result is run by the police press down on the ground, may also be afraid of the impact of the image.The "old" carrying five of us (there are two known in the airport, there is no scheduled hotel) Shuttle in dusty, potholes and streets narrow and uneven, road car, motorcycle, rickshaw, wild dogs, cattle mixed together, poor combustion of automobile oil makes the air filled with the choke with the taste of the nose.
I'm a little dizzy, this is how lets my capital? it back to the childhood of 60, 70 's, Chinese, or "people's communes" level.
"Ashtray when ...
Ashtray when ... "all over ring horseless carriage driving in rugged road, also with car jumping up and down, seven turned eight," old "into a very beautiful yard. This is my online booking of International Guest House. A barrier with red brick masonry of the 6-storey hotel, Red Wall, inlaid with dark brown wood Windows, large triangular Tome, and other tropical plants with courtyard. Although the room facilities are very common, but the simplicity of construction outside decoration and local traditional wood beams and brick decoration, let me very much.Accommodation, quickly out of your money.
There are a lot of money for a second store, exchange rate, you can bargain. RMB exchange local rupee approximately 1: 10.50-11.50. First changed enough to eat money, few people looking for a home, restaurant meals and eat a full meal. Already for several days without eating, I was also under the aircraft with crew to ridicule: "nor because I bought you a discount on tickets for Air China, three meal not to eat?"Nepalese meal is not tasty, but also to eat.
After dinner we 5 people follow my travel route map, first locate the three women, and from there started to travel in Nepal ... An afternoon feeling: Kathmandu temples over-abundance, three steps a shrine, five-step a temple. Small to A4 paper size for a shrine to the Grand Palace. A style stone temples, India has a new shoe Li-wooden temples, there is the magnificent temple of brass ... It is said that not only in Nepal has innumerable men and gods, goddesses, Buddha, Buddhism, as well as their avatars and behavior (i.e. the worship of sculpture, portraits, and symbols), let us these newcomers to visitors confused.Earlier in the evening and my mail contact Kam, a Chinese American Girl growing up in New York, and there came to me, after the hotel, she decided to go with us on the running-in a few days.
And tomorrow the Tianjin Wu and Wang going boccara.Episode:
Since we do not understand the habits of the local hotels, pricing out both room also each room live, plus the room was very tight, I originally scheduled only three, and two people, keep his hands off a small misunderstanding.
Who among us has not been smooth straight talking and tongue of Chinglish also and others argued for a long time, finally managed to find the hotel, I and Shi crowded room, empty out a room to Wu, was resolved.Shi is indeed a soldier's origin, talk like a torrent, speed very quickly.
Action is promptly. For example, in the morning, go to the toilet on a squat, only heard the "putt mock", a unit of the objects in the Shui, tens of seconds to end the fighting. Indeed the armyHuman origin, with amazing speed. Also, we at Lhasa airport waiting for a connecting flight, because the Terminal where passengers rarely, only one aircraft of passengers, plus the altitude, the Terminal room surprisingly quiet, I speak, Shi and jokingly asked him, "don't you dare a voice loud roar?" before I respond, "Ah ...," a cry that House a stunned-like, almost I died laughing, he says, "don't look at me, don't look at me, they do not know who cried". A year of nearly 60 years of age, you can imagine there is such a naughty mentality? no wonder there is such a "small". Haha ... Whenever I think of it at the time of the scene I just want to laugh.October 19, plus all du bus Plaza, the monkey Temple
Today some changes, lvyoumen two went to Pokhara, Kam added in, so Cao, along with our four-Shi.
Morning several people sitting in a beautiful large garden with breakfast.
A brass small stupa is located in the middle of the Greensward lawn in the morning shine sparkled, magnificent; one very dark brown wood pillars forming corridors that wrap around the courtyard, the garden dotted with various types of pots, wall brick carving statues, candle holders and as God of Shrine, we sat on the edge of the wood dining table, shower with exotic Sun, communicate with, and be familiar with.But the hotel's tap water put yellow color, be sure to use only after precipitation.
Good thing I brought electric cup water regularly, but Nepal's power is very intense, daily scheduled power outage for a long time.Through the streets of Thailand Meier district (strictly speaking it should be said that dawn more accurate), came to Kathmandu DUBAR square.
Plaza West several big red red-Emmanuel de Lai Temple presented here, to the South of the square is the Gallery Mary female monastery-world of existing living Goddess live temples. Brick's three floors 4-edging into the courtyard, there lived upstairs is dedicated to the goddess for libraries Mary's little girl (call doesn't seem to be very respectful of yo). Where each door is carved very nice wooden works of art. Next to the gate was also the goddess of combat vehicles, major festivals each year living Goddess will take its marching parade.The North is the famous Shiva.
He is remembered as one of the main God of creation and destruction. The top-level window of the temple has a life-size Shiva and his wife statue, day and night, tireless watched past people. Did you know there's a lot of God are all marriages ...Through the Bell, the police came to the North Plaza.
Gray pigeons in the omnipresent crowds and flirted Temple; first saw dressed in scarlet rhubarb "clothes", face covered with various color paint, a little man God regardless of an ascetic; visited is not large, but whatever the building or the environment are very beautiful old palace, a part of the architectural style of ancient Greece were used, the Royal Palace and more handsome full profile of Elk guard guarded.After reading the square du bus everybody in a household fresh sugar cane and bananas ligation of decorative door made of juice store bought several cups of freshly squeezed juice drink.
Handheld LP (lonely planet), continue walking to the monkey Temple. Across a crowded vehicles cannot move bridge, see Pan-Green River, the surface of the animal's body afloat, all kinds of garbage ... Eyes faded. Already very tired, we are told of the stomach. Find houses restaurants, health is not afraid to flattered, but it is not found, had a dirty little point in some on-site production of cooked food. We and local artisans to shoulder back dining, while the local people were covered in dust hands grasp to food to eat, but eat very little. Several people a pitcher turns to drink water, high lift water pouring into the mouth, lips can neither touch the cans, water is poured out, but the local scenery.Passing the Shi mistaken for prison State Museum and barracks, Shi also used may have only a soldier can realize the emotion and Dutch guns with a photo of the Guard (military discipline and nameplate provisions do not allow to take pictures and enter).
In gravel walk for about 40 minutes, with a local guide our path from edges to board the famous pagoda SWAY AMBHUNATH. Because many monkeys on the Hill, from time to time make various funny action, it is also known as the monkey Temple of foreign tourists. In fact, here is from the thirteenth century has become an important Buddhist Centre. Here's the hill overlooking plus all in its entirety. Legend of the Kathmandu Valley early is a great lakes and Lake in the hills like a blooming Lotus rises from the lake itself.From the hills to go through after a Tallinn saw a large stupa.
Including from Tibet of many parts of the monks, trusting in this prayer, for different reasons for Buddha bless. Here the sky dancing in Scripture pagoda, familiar with the accent, you seem to be in Qinghai-Tibet plateau, forget also the alien.Down along the 1000 multilevel stage, see buy a ticket for a small house before know we up the path that is not a crime, you should buy a ticket to enter.
Bargaining 100Rs private returns Thai Meier.
And through a night of no electricity, to charge the battery plug looks ahead, always call at any time to charge. Headlamps and flashlights here is definitely useful. Thai Meier shops many have their own small generators.In the evening we have a well-known India restaurant "THIRD EYE" eat authentic India meal.
It took nearly an hour and a half before, etc. to taste flat "HALA" (transliteration), roast chicken, good in the spacious balcony with our generators ROAR, unbroken car horn sound, audio and video shop Temple music, SHOW DANCING from the rhythm of percussion sound ….Small tips:
1, Nepal who very peaceful mentality, many places to buy a ticket, but you can look around a little, they are in many places, is not very tough forcing you to do something.
Recommended'd comply with local regulations, we originallyIs not set.2, in Nepal taxi and cool, if previous fail to reach an agreement, next to the car in a low price.
This in China, the driver will wake up.October 20, Paddy Tan
Morning in the hotel's large terrace on the roof of a tonic wrote yesterday's diary.
Breakfast, I, Cao, Kam trio in the garden free chatting, time her dominant becomes very easy. Shi by his plans to go on foot to Pokhara. Whereas the rear to come, Shirley and Celia in the end is not a walk with us, still not sure.And drivers a bargain to buggy 150Rs bafatan city.
Visit the du-square, the old palace.
Feeling here of du bus Plaza while not and all of the scale, but a few quiet, where people mess with feeling, where better to let people down to slowly enjoy various styles of temple construction, taste the vivid and intriguing, various attitude erotic carving patterns. Tiny handheld wooden soldiers in the square, the fashion handsome young men and women in the film trailers, intimacy, wearing uniforms of student teams take to walk through. In a beautiful old palace Cafe sipping a coffee's aromatic, while in the old Royal Palace Garden, enjoy the variety of plants, the meditation that Royal noble luxury living ... From Western artists in their brush painted heart of the city.Pago Tan or the famous bronze origin.
Exaggerated "bronze Street" has a whole temple is made of copper. Each shop is a shop, factory is the shopkeeper is both a craftsman is businessman, big parts of bronze is a likeness as large scales, load-bearing unit. In a shop, ask for a good half-day, bought a brass sculpture globe-shaped lamps, engraved with a pair of wisdom as gods, peacocks and other animals, is both a nice handicrafts also has practical value. Sell little girl is the boss's daughter, a slight bit of black skin, high in the nose, a pair of big eyes, long eyelashes, dark eyes as if set in white eyeball Central, very God. 1.65 meters tall, slim build, very pleasant. When I feel like shopping in a piece of art, but also appreciate a work of art.I must mention is that here the young people really like a lot of books that have a lot of handsome guy, and not only a handsome guy, there are a lot of beautiful sister.
Wherever you may from time to time to see a Peugeot and beautiful young people from the past. Big eyes, long eyelashes (completely not coloured mascara), Westerners have features characteristic of colour in South Asia, is consistent with our Chinese aesthetics. It is said that in the 1960s many Westerners vexations, Afghanistan, Pakistan came to Nepal, Kathmandu, came to live here. They and the locals wedlock of many children, now the children have grown up, with the second and third generations (locals usually 17, 18-year-old marriage), with these looks beautiful person of mixed blood mixed. Now Nepal remains Westerners prefer to place, no matter whether in Thai Meier, up the mountain to see visitors must also have white skin hair blue eyes of the people the most.Afternoon back to Kathmandu.
Three of them came to be known as the Garden of Dreams. Went into the little door, rendered in front of it's another film scene: huge Garden, settlement-Square Garden and fountain pool, white building, Rome, European-style siege in large lush tropical plants. Let people like the illusion of being in Europe. It is said that used to be a bet on a parent-child, son won, dad will be the garden of the Manor to the son. Now here is still a local wealthy consumer.I took off my shoes, backpack thrown aside, quietly lazy lying on the grass green languorous eyes reverie in the last few days of alien ...
"Who brought the ancient call, who left the Millennium expectations ..." suddenly there was a familiar Tibetan folk songs, ring in the ear, looked was Cao while DJ commissioning, sang a song of the Tibetan plateau.Kam today moved to our hotel, it seems that some of the world come on we feel pretty good.
She said there's Tavern has encountered male waiter of sexual harassment, give her the "curse" back. Just saying that, no limbs. Sure enough, like many books introduction of single women tourists to watch out for the local man for indecent assault. Hey man, unfortunately we do not have such a happy fellow Oh.Small tips:
1. go into Thai Meier of every major bookstore, you will find, in the striking position of shelves are placed Japanese and Italian language, English writing and hand-drawn sex 36-books and brochures to printing and binding fine regular sizes, small pockets of the crude.
At the same time, also placed the Dalai Lama's photos and writings, propaganda Buddhist theory and doctrine. These are the best-selling books here. The naked most primitive instincts and inexplicable philosophy while demonstrating in front of people.2, English popular high street looks a little more would say ibone fluently in English, including wizards, drivers, hotel waiter ...
Due to the increase in Chinese tourists and some people can speak Chinese and Cantonese.3. lunch in "Taishan hotel" had a very authentic Chinese food, Chinese.
However the hotel gate of the phone, long distance very very China's cheap, so long as the 3Rs/minute (about 0.03 Yuan), the sound quality was also good.21 October paspa mention that temple, Baldur na large stupa
Morning rental car at the three of us move towards tribbe Timor airport travelling a quarter of an hour or so stop in, next to the road side of the bridge.
Along the river walk a few minutes to see is located in the West Bank of the river shore temples and a lined out ofSix cremation units. Here is the famous Temple of paspa mention it.Paspa mention Temple is the most important Hindu Nepal Shiva temples.
The temple was built in the sacred coach stations Rapti River, not far from the airport. There is also the largest South Asian subcontinent Shiva temple, one of many believers from all over Asia and wander Hindu ascetic monk. Their hair or beard length have been dragged over the ground, clothing or red or huangbu tablets, multicoloured bright color, does not look like, not like ghost ghosts, looked very funny in the daytime, the nights are met will scare you to death.It is said that previously there only allows access to the Royal family, the King every important travel anterior to the temple to pray for God's blessing.
Dalit in 2001 are allowed to enter. But now is not open to non-Catholics to India.In this article only 20-30 meters wide San River presents the dual world of life and death.
River of the West Bank side, you can see all the cremation platform is a fire burning down of old friends, but also useful yellow fabric wrapped corpse of a dead man, relatives prior to beginning the cremation bid farewell to their loved ones as simple farewell ceremony, and then set the body of the wood pile of kindling.
Either King or untouchables, all the way to heaven. There is no jing day moaning not cry, it's like doing a usual thing, or that you just had to another circle which went. So we can see the Ascension and bath at the scene. Children on the edge of the cremation platform River swimming play playing, people from the burning of the cremation platform for more than ten metres bath.And the east shore of people in the laundry, dishwashing, Temple of managers also prepared specially for visitors to watch the rest of the bench, there are young people here talking, like in a fancy Park side.
No one is worried about the water quality of St. River, with the river above farewell to the drift with the Orange petals acquaintance, bleaching with combustion unfinished with ashes, and slowly bring them the Ganges to the distant, to the vastness of the Indian Ocean ...I noticed on the East coast of tourists and everyone is in a very solemn countenance watching eyes happened, this sight as in people's thoughts on life and death.
Walk along the stone steps up, roadside mendicant many hands of disability, wrapped in rags on permeability of concentrated blood, do not know why they would hurt.
Donate their money to comfort their souls. Through a large many Hindu temples in Tallinn, there are many free monkeys. In one place with "good toilet" brand of edge saw the name very interesting Hindu goddess vagina "Temple", the high walls of temples slaps dressed, we only see the four huge gold snake support Temple Tower.Across the bridge to passers-by about the way to win that.
Through a Tibetans living in the village, there are special Kap Shui way attracted us, an inclined pipe buried deep under the ground, inside a piston-like thing, hard to pull it, water will flow out. The village is very rich variety of small house, a Spanish-style, with the North American large sloping top-style, and modern style. It seems that people close to the Centre of Buddhism is very rich.Soon came to the world's largest stupa of Baldur na large stupa.
It was built in the past only to Tibet Nepal's road. Now the stupa was surrounded by many shops, from a small door to enter. Sunshine in the magnificent White Tower, the magnificent stupa, pagoda in a glittering blue sky relieved especially spectacular. Flocks of pigeons flew, lazy ox lie on the edge of the stupa shade.In the East of a stupa du restaurant, one out of four years ago the smuggling of Tibetan man active up to chat, when the Government to send him to school until graduation, University of Baoding in Lhasa has a very good job, but then in others advocate down to Nepal, Nepal has no identity now, only on a local teaching Buddhism, think back to back, it looks like some regret.
After dinner, at the urging of Cao to a massage shop cheap "corruption".
Here is cheap, 1400Rs/120Min body; 800Rs/90Min neck back and foot. Note that only sex body massage, very formal.Small tips:
1, the Hindu God Shiva in the God of destruction and creation.
It is famous for its terrorist phase, but also have the peace of the incarnation, but also the most friendly and most creative side. His most notable glyph is the weapon of the Trident, male genital-forest and Caleb (symbolizes Shiva creative logo) and mount-Bull winandy.2. Buddhist knowledge: stupa architecture is divided into five levels, the base can be a layer or multiple layers of platform-representative soil; base is semi-circular top KUMBHA-representative of the water; the dome above the square base KARMIKA, surrounded with a pair of Buddha's eyes, the eyes of a question mark-"nose" is the text of the digital "Nepal 1", the symbol-one harmonious, eyes in the middle of the third eye, symbolizes the Buddha can provide insight into all; on the Spire is KARMIKA by getting small 13-storey tower, that leads to the nirvana of 13 sound stage, also on behalf of the fire; and then the top canopy-representative gas; top pole top-represents days.
October 22, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur-Bhaktapur
The hotel every morning, there was a moment in time will clear the copper ring and jiligulu, sing acoustic curtains will see out the window opposite the houses of the balcony, a middle-aged man against the Sun's direction for prayer ceremonies, wake up you want to sleep in bed.
This is Kathmandu, every day is starting from the pays.This evening there is almost no sleep.
Before you can remind yourself to Nepal, Nepal is always note that dundun meal preventive eat Berberine, failed to escape. Last night, uncontrollably. Midnight too lazyTurn the package to find the medicine, have much in the morning. Day almost nothing to eat, or 8 times. I wonder if it was yesterday to visit local Yin qi is too heavy, or in a large stupa edge of Chengdu hotels eat unclean food? to Cao and Kam both OK! The hell of me, the most vulnerable and afraid of things had happened.Stiffness at all from plus to Bhaktapur, morning also encountered a Halo head of taxi drivers, the price is lower than the others, confirm with him several times, finally put the destination we got win na large stupa, anxious he struck his head, we found the police to his destination, as a result depriving us not only to pay the car runs more money, but also has doubled, bumpy for over an hour to get to Bhaktapur.
Bhaktapur original name is Bard posts (Bhadgaon-, and language: the grain of faith) is Nepal three famous cities, one less car were not allowed to walk through the Plaza, the city is a medieval Nepal cradle of art and architecture, 1934 have suffered great earthquake disaster.
Even in the aftermath, Strada, many beautiful Temple pagoda, there is an open-air museum. Three ancient city walk down, I feel there are three towns du bus Plaza, one of the best. Although the content is substantially the same as the Royal Palace, the temple, pool ... But here the most quiet, preserved intact, magnificent architecture and simple way to complement each other, the old city is filled with ancient art and the charming friendliness of the people to admire the ancient meditation, especially in the morning. Which sex the elephant Temple and Temple paspa mention that there are many sex woodcarving, the possibilities to all kinds of people, animals, animal and animal scenes between coition, told people of all kinds of stories, while engraving process is not fine. Here are the most famous wood carving Nepal Peacock window; a beautiful triangular Tome trees blaze like Garland-like around the door of the police station without people perpetrating another male lion guardian temple gate, there is a small school. The famous Café Nyatapola is located in Nepal highest Temple-Nyata Pola on the edge of the temple, which is itself part of the temple, many Westerners and petty bourgeoisie plot of tourists sit in the high three-layer wooden stairs, over a cup of coffee and enjoy the scenery of the square.We live by the Golden Gate Guest House on the edge of the square, square, side of the small door to enter.
Climb to the top of the platform also overlooking the panoramic view of the square, room generally, but downstairs dining room decoration. 黑灯瞎火 in three people to have dinner together. Cao and Kam afternoon also bought raw chicken and vegetable, Cao also personally just Cook cooking, although my stomach still jiligulu vibrates a bit reluctantly eat gruel, thanks to their cooking, otherwise this day did not have to eat. Fortunately, this time just diarrhea without fever, unfortunately only anti-inflammatory medication, didn't bring antidiarrheal of montaut powder as luggage storage in the hotel. It seems that steal half point lazy.By China Mobile's SMS service, and Guangzhou, contact Shirley and Celia.
The two will arrive in the evening, they meet here to find us, listen to the Inn's boss says Kathmandu city strike to protest against the do not allow arbitrary stall, I wonder if it affects them over?I wish my body as well, the next station to go to the Naga Cote.
October 23, Bhaktapur-Naga Kurt Nagarkot
It is said that travelers are out of the 15 days is lost from the psychological prone to fluctuations, leaving the familiar place, away from family and friends, in a distant stranger realms, the heart will produce different taste.
I was only 7 days.Last night there was no electricity nor effort washed up on sleep.
There seems to be better in the morning, Cao also especially as I cooked eggs and porridge, bought Apple and send medicine to send food, thanks to her and Kam.Yesterday received a domestic SMS asked whether diarrhea? had to say quite good.
Domestic Government has begun to introduce tax and credit incentives to save the housing market and economy, but I think it's too late. Like CITIC Pacific is also a big problem.The Guangzhou am Shirley and Celia from all catch up, fortunately did not strike.
They are very late into the night with all of the aircraft in order to rescue the patient emergency landing after flying in Kunming, delay time. Two people a look tall, big eyes, the skin is very like the locals of Celia, a slight Sven's Shirley. Four women and one opera, team soon began to busy. We know each other, Kam responsible out looking Naga Cote car, Shirley and Celia to look at the ancient city.Worth talking about, had to admire the desire of a woman's shopping and bargain him down.
In addition, Kam and Cao two people in Thailand Meier blocks, 200-300 meters of road should have spent 3 hours, a look at a shop, the journey has just begun Cao's big box already Seidel full; then the owner doesn't allow horizontal, Kam because her language, knowledge of international travel, so these days car rental and shopping outlets are she came forward thrust in front, so most of the prices and the close, LP and sometimes lower, as it saves a lot of money.
In Nagarkot village, just to the Galaxy view tower Inn, shopkeeper gave four female was gradually reduced prices, hillside view room to 300Rs/Rm.
I stood really think quite fun. Our man I'm sorry, maybe he wouldn't let us so much.The Inn's Manager of Chinese name is "good" Wu Jing (transliteration), also in China's Sichuan province, Lhasa worked for nearly three years, speak English, and speaks a little English, like China, he also told me in Sichuan has his girlfriend, HA HA.
This year's turmoil, clean take Nepal passports have to come back. We stayed in room no hot water, a bunch ofPeople had different opinions, want cheap living here, would like to move to the top of the Hill of the better Hotel View Point hotel, had to come forward to do the work.Here is the mountainous area, away from the noisy town, altitude also rose to 2180 m.
The remote mountain village in the evening, lights flashing, Mountains rise layer chuiyanniaoniao duplication between the mountain peaks of the mountain as if hanging on one yarn of mist mantle.
Surprisingly quiet, from time to time between the mountain breeze wafting Curry taste ... At night, standing on the balcony of the half mountain slopes, lift head looking a sky full of stars, bright light flashing; one constellation, returning to the Galaxy, hanging space. Long lives in cities, long time haven't seen in the sky clear, and then let me sketch out a ...Small tips: our small team of loose, is a division of labour.
Kam is a Minister, strengths, car rental, accommodations, etc.-prior-owner doesn't allow; Cao Minister of finance, the most important and most cumbersome, each spending her first unified payment, billing, we settle after dinner every day. Preparatory work is me, not now come in handy to take a back seat, coordination. Although we come from many, or a woman, we are all old donkey, doesn't care about, get along with.October 24, Naga Cote-Kathmandu
5: 45 morning, five individuals together to another regardless landscape facilities or prices are good hotel Hotel View Point to see the sunrise.
Less than 6: 00 p.m. dawn from the eastern mountains behind rising slowly. Looking flowers green tree fortune, surrounded by many small wooden house, Holy stupa with Scripture, wanders in the cold breeze; there is snow capped YuanWang eight 6000 meters above the snow line, Word, a string of white peaks in xiaguang's shot becomes red, very spectacular, people of premium amenities. What is called the shocking fashion.Everyone together to talk, to have breakfast.
Big Mo available external economic turmoil, I'm happy since kuiran style ...Our restaurant is like a viewing platform, while dining on one side you can enjoy the scenery.
The waiter can also be used for one or two sentences Chinese against us. Cao of Canon SLR cameras accidentally fall to the ground, but fortunately the floor is wooden, just broke UV. Relaxed after breakfast, farewell "Wu Jing good" and "Galactic scenery Taiwan" hotel. He helped us stopped the car to ride the bus site (multifunctional wood room-waiting for the bus, Internet, etc.) may be much too hard, take us over Palestine Tegang "small side" did not arrive. As a result of passing the coach less, "Wu Jing good" and help us finding a "small side" take us back to Kathmandu, but scooters price 1500Rs is not reduced.One hour back to Thai Meier.
Live in a relatively cheap Hotel of Himalaya (Chinese name: longyou backpackers), the boss is a middle-aged Tibetan woman, speak Chinese, but the waiter will speak English. Room 300-500Rs/Room, affordable, and less features, but also clean. Located in the Centre, to go out and Thailand Meier is commercial Street, very convenient. And then came to International Guest Hotel, contact to Pokhara hotel and ticket, where service projects. From Kathmandu to Pokhara there are two common ways, one is to take a good number of tourist buses arrive 15 USD 8 hours; the other is by air, 65-85 dollars, approximately 20 minutes to arrive. May be a misunderstanding early all communication, but also because the price is quite different from the other three girls very decisively to take the tourist bus, only one woman to Cao fly away, but her language is not convenient or not possible for her to go by plane, on a half-day or dilate, Cao very unhappy one very ugly sitting outside on the sofa. Deadlock last I flew with Cao, other people by bus. Later both sides causes in explained to me, are not intended to hurt each other, just a misunderstanding. Later I also criticized the Cao. Cao this point very well, anything dalielie, own things to everybody, who has difficulties she actively help, easy to get along with.The runs good, yet all have been for several days, back to Kathmandu, can be used on domestic bring medicines.
I also went to Taishan hotel to a bowl of tomato and egg noodles, kaolao himself. Today's foreign exchange swap rate is large: Money Change rate: 1US $: 78.50Rs; 1CN ￥: 12.00Rs RMB also in litres.Am back on the way you see already deactivated years of trolleybuses for overhead lines, is said to be the last century in the early 1970s, but China aid Nepal's economic and technological forces have been deactivated.
Small tips: 7 days prior to the Chinese mobile phone can also be used, however, no signal from today, I also thought that cell phone wrong, ask all people all over China to could not be used to call back to the China Mobile complaints, but until I come back didn't solve it.
From day began like isolation: here NO TV no television programmes (mostly hotels not worthy TV. There is also no use, there is no electric elephants. ); NO RADIO (Yes, but do not understand); NO INTNET (many Internet cafes, but there is no Chinese input) NO MOBILE (local very popular, but there is no foreign cell phone signal) really seemed to paradise.10/25/Kathmandu-Pokhara Pokhara
Thumpin' "boom" 6 am more a knock at the door to wake, waltzing Kam appears in the door, to explain to me again, saying yesterday and Cao there are no comments, just misunderstood each other.
And then three people get to the station by 7: 00-coach. Because the aircraft was at one point, I and Cao leisurely check out taxi to the airport.Special
Caribou-man airport domestic departure hall is no exaggeration to say that as China in the last century in the 1960s of county level bus station, then exaggerate a little, or as a larger warehouse. Crowded House has six, seven Nepal domestic airlines. The original L/P on Nepal Royal aviation and aviation Gorkha branch have been closed down, machine counter got toilets opposite corner. By perfunctory security checks, came to SITA aviation counter, mechanical indicator scale load baggage, luggage, push with the car. Visitors entering the quarantine zone (but check person called greeting can also come out, interesting). The most interesting is how boarding, there is no notice bar, Blackboard, and no modern point of electronic display a class of things, but the staff at the boarding gate loudly shout destinations and airlines names appear whenever staff, visitors flocked to hear cries. forward afterOur plane late more than 30 minutes, and no one description of the reason, of foreigners who are coming.
Small aircraft, only the two rows of seats, the first two Deputy pilot, followed a stewardess, are in one room. Together with the unit for a total of 19 seats, only contain 6 passengers. The pilot initiated a deafening twin propeller engine aircraft, the stewardess hunched over a smiling to each passenger made a local sugar and ears of the cotton ball, not for a moment the plane just like a large bird or so shake shaky to fly. The terrace is like the valley floors, very charming landscape, the plane of the projection clear separation in the rice fields. More than 20 minutes, and soon reached the Pokhara airport.We arrived shortly after the hotel arranged, Kam, Shirley and Celia they also arrived, also brought a bit of their coach on new acquaintance of Zhongshan CityGuide Lin, his travel arrangement is back with me to, go hiking and then go to other attractions.
Without a reservation and I live together, we will soon be familiar with. We in the streets of several hiking travel inquiry after returning to the hotel, here a little better hotel has such a proxy service, the price of a good is not expensive. After the local look: original Prince hiking routes more gentle, but far from the snowy mountains, the scenery is not very good, so they accept their offer abandoned small loop line, about 4 days to walk. The person also tomorrow Hotel leads us to go into the mountain.Arranged on the second day of things, it is twilight.
6 personal "mighty" by the Lake, go up. In a company called KOTO restaurant on the roof for the first time so close to enjoy the snow, sunset yinghong the sparkling ha'afeva Lake.Dinner not to eat, everyone mad so here's two PIZZA and other dishes.
Kam on the street to the price of good 1200Rs two taxis, 4: 45 in the morning departure Salang grams, and a place to see snow mountain sunrise.
Small tips:
1, Nepal accommodation and meal prices are generally not including tax and service charge with professional point called taxes, so be sure to ask in advance include those projects, in order to avoid subsequent misunderstandings.
2, local visitors food Basic is the package: two slices of bread, a bit of butter, a little jam, fried egg, plus milk tea or coffee, relatively simple.
Lunch very often because of the tight schedule or for health reasons is not good, and so on are no way to eat, so be sure to eat breakfast.October 26, Pokhara, l-Sarangkot Salang grams
It is great to get up early, and two on-board our six mist shrouded in darkness, among them the Salang grams.
Get off and walk up small Habitat, a piece is not a very big place is crowded with tourists from around the world. Just managed to squeeze a point of comparison. See here the snowy peaks of the Himalayas, although not as Naga Cote 8 mountain a lined up, but because of the distance from here than in the Himalayas Naga Cote more near, so distant Anna Purna xuefeng scenery a little daunting task, even more spectacular. Altitude 8167 metres altitude of Dhaulagiri Summit, 6997 m pyramidal fishtail peak and altitude 7937 m Anna Purna ⅱ unbroken, magnificent mountains. Dawn of the Sun is to the mountain Mont cover with a layer of gorgeous colors.The sun began to rise, the increase in water vapour, people have started down the Hill.
We return to the hotel after breakfast (free). Lin, Cao, Celia we four each rented a bike ride along the Lake to the far, l, see many favorite gliding movement of people take gliders fly from the mountain to the Lake.Back at the roadside to buy fruit, also lost the car keys (which are not open locks) that made me even push belt moved to get back in the car.
Rent a bike is very cheap, only 15Rs per hour, baotian 100Rs. Here is also good, the car is not a deposit not documents, just ask you which hotels.Kam, Shirley filmed their big photos, afternoon everyone together to Nepal Tourism Commission procedures for the mountain, NTB fill paste photo money, quickly done got the Registration Card.
In the evening we once again came to the Lake.
Twilight of the Lake against the sunset over the Lake, groups Egret flew back to the forest, today's boat like sepium-like Caesar landed in the Lake. Cao Chair meditation, Kam also ran to Internet cafes, and other people on the beach chairs of resting, photos ... Wait night arrival after Our Dinner at Lakeside.This is the travel benefits, comfortable, don't like Duck was rushed off to.
Small tips:
1. prior to bring some of the trip with the passport of an inch color photos, mountain card must be used to.
2, we Chinese people abroad must pay attention to civilization, especially the "
Loud. " To see the sunrise at langke not large platforms, everyone quietly enjoy the scenery, several Beijing, lest others don't know they exist, "Wow Wow" and called out, really let people embarrassed.October 27, l-hiking ULLERT village
On foot, this is almost every visitor to Nepal travel must participate in the project.
The most difficult challenge starts today.
Lin morning back to Kathmandu. Our first ride 5 personal one and a half hour bus arrival Nayapul walk-a-half-hour mountain checkpoints, submitted after it began slowly difficult first day. Spent 7 hours, approximately 18 km mountain on foot, from the altitude of 820 m, l, has climbed to 2010 m ULLERT hamlets, vertical rise approximately 1200 meters. Don't underestimate this 1200 meters of road, it's a vertical road, Oh.Five people along the very original stone paved road, a small charming scenery along the way (yini) are preferred.
Accompanied by a special smell stool Mule, turn in the heart of the Hill, many forest rope bridges, Brook falls suddenly far suddenly nearly. There we side with orange INDICUM, layers of Golden terraces, 妍丽 bougainvillea, great mandala and called the no famous open yellow big flower trees, walking through the whole House is available — the "rubble" barrier into houses, including the roof. People like in a endless beautiful picture. From time to time you will hear "NAMASTE!" greeting, almost all tourists and local people to meet, and will meet with the simple simple Hello Nepal language mutuallyHill also rising, not yet seen the end of the road.
One of the most difficult is a steep climb, multi-stage step 3000 Middle no rest point of distance, it challenged everyone's physical strength and stamina. Twilight, manual drops to near the limit. Suddenly see a large hillside and the checking of small roadside appear a few stones and wooden small houses, the wizard when it comes to the first station. You can think of at that time, several people were screaming, happiness index up abruptly. Ran five levels of Cao and several partners performance is good, no one is left behind, Kam also help her sister took something blue. Looks easy but only up to 45 kg of Shirley, always light-step ahead of the team. They also Frank said if you and your family especially her husband out, definitely go so many road, now nobody pet at the insist only. See the flexibility of a woman?My photographic equipment is always your own back, easy to use, and secondly to the porters are not assured.
On the morning because of heavy, do not think, afternoon feeling tired horizons, and this is called the "horse" of Taiwan.Went into the wood small Inn, slightly down for a while, I feel the chill of mountain breeze, very cool.
Really tired, very tired, heavy shoes off, a sharp smell upheavals, t-shirt back is never-ending white Khan alkali. Haha ... This is a day of harvest. No way, in order to reduce the weight of only one clothes and several pairs of socks. Stick + patience.A shower fromthe fatigue, supper rush and clothing and sleeping.
All airless cabins, window quickly and has water droplets.Small tips: who really is a strange comparison of animals.
Always live in the material wealth of the city, do not feel happy, but many of the non-breeding sites. Take a look at the people here will know how much of our lives, just as tired to the extreme, live in simple cabins are not happy. Marginal utility is comparison.28 October ULLERT-GHOREPANI
In the morning a lock of sunlight into the cabin.
Next door to Celia passed was the first greeting. Open the window and looked like a probe in the eyes of a towering, snow-capped more sunshine in the stone barrier built hut, eaves hanging from the rafters of rejecting corn is King.Last night as the majestic mountains in the high mountains, great mountain night was cold.
A bed of thin small quilt, a turning my back on it, we all slept well.Today, walking time slightly shorter, only 5 hours early to get to Ghorepani 2750 m above sea level.
In the afternoon to the small village of streets turned, and saw a bunch of people together to sing and dance. Ask down turned out to be some species the boys with singing and dancing delivered to friends and family, they will be sent to the gift of money, a bottle of beer and an Apple, the owner of each gift has recorded significantly on the books. A bit like the customs of China's rural areas.The mountain is very scarce materials, almost everything is made of a mule and people handling.
And a few days to see meat, chicken does not sell it to us, to keep the eggs, and meat chickens are coming back from boccara, these days out-of-stocks. Themselves with food and beef jerky and gogo sent in Belgium chocolate has been partners were divided up clean. Dinner is still a bad egg + rice, rice with each stiffly, weight loss ...Sun early shrink back to night here compared to the previous station also cold, Inn main life up furnace, flooding the Simian airless Inn.
Without electricity, a flashlight or broken. Housing leakage and every continuous rain. Had to drill into the bed to bed early, and 5 more tomorrow morning but also initiated to surprise the top activity POOL HILL.Most small tips: visitors will take meat, a kind of food do you beef products among the locals eat, and respect local customs, don't forget the cow is Shiva's Mount.
29 October GHOREPANI-POOLHILL-GHANDRUK
Mobile lighting, lighted candles.
Also in the dreamy night, follow the road along the wizard is not the way forward of the mountain. Approximately 40 minutes to climb a mountain path, finally out of breath and climb to the viewing platform HILL POOLThe above poster wrote altitude 3210 m. It is very cold and very big, Cao bought hot chocolate drink warm the body.It can be said from Kathmandu (sky) to Bhaktapur, from Naga Cote to Pokhara, from Salang g then here come all the way, this Anakin Puna snow always accompany line around us.
From every location, always found it great and moving, but the top few most guanzhi here. See here before the Himalaya as indeed. The foot is gold yellow long thick grass, people lie almost the entire body buried in it, is full of yew trees and Ascend, looked is close at hand by Abe na Puna.My experience of Nepal's unique scenery is lofty Himalaya of snow snow mountains and lush tropical rainforest plants can also show in the world, rare.
Mountain Pack began almost 12 hours journey.
Along the path of human walking out, through the very dense road full of all kinds of tropical and subtropical plants in the forest, although I am not a plant specialists, also called out the names of various plants, I can only use a simple words to describe here, really strange. It is said that Nepal has 6500 known trees, shrubs and wildflowers, only have 30 more rhododendron. With Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling, 1795, the establishment of the United Kingdom Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the dream is not found, you can achieve here.From 5: 00 start climbing POOLHILL, 8: 30 to 18: 00, arrive at Ghandruk village, toss halfday.
Altitude from 3200 m, down to 1900 m, day Telok 1300 meters. Noon also catch the mountains rain rainforest track wet and slippery, sometimes not even the muddy road, potholes are very difficult to line, Shirley, Celia has suffered an interlude in the air, but unfortunately their Poise not filmed. Everyone's a pain in the knee, but no one is left behind, the road which from time to time there we hearty song, "this place is not to my hometown in the distance. Why stray, tramp ... Also, there is, in my dreams, don't like to be, my home town in the distance ... ".My camera monopod which sent Vilanculos, besides defensive capabilities useless, photography when bracket, climb the Hill when Palm, handy, one of several available.
Evening meal, begin to discuss some tips for porters.
Small tips:
1, if the people less baggage.
1-3 people can only invite a person to Guide and Porter, body better, will speak in English. Give him back part of the key, the camera and the food themselves back up. Such people usually eat to live every day 600Rs, are included.2, came back to see some of this information, as described in this section of the journey should take 5-7 days.
Shouldn't miss, in the mountains you can yourself choose favorite place to stay in the evening, you can fully relax, but most tourists come on foot, or because of the tight schedule or other reasons, more or less a bit absurd and self-flagellation ingredients, no foreigners are easy entertaining, this is called as foreigners will play.3, in POOLHILL if you don't want to see the Sunrise, totally unnecessary night 4 point more climbing up mountains, 6, 7 points up the mountain, at that time most people had already started down the Hill, the above are also less light.
30 October Ghandruk-Pokhara
Morning wake up to see the Guide has been sitting in the yard.
In the last few days getting ripe with Wizard, start he also complained to the Chinese people here know that hot bath and owner doesn't allow, to the tour guide was very low price. Acquainted, and he will also be local liquor, beeswax and so eat something to eat.The village is Ghandruk along the local maximum of villages, there are relatively large Lama Temple, there are brave troops profile of Danilo Türk, there are Hot Springs Museum.
Many cottages constructed although very simple, but without losing the beautiful beautiful. For breakfast there is a period of time, the wizard to tell me there is a good place to take pictures that you want to take me there, so we came to a United Nations who built hospitals. Here is a very big helipad, so watch the fish tail wind bitch, and sky blue, azure waters, uncontaminated full slope pink wild peach, masses of Baiyun floating in the snow, there is also a hillside Eagle circled in the sky, all well and good scenery.In this walk only five hours, and eventually went out of the mountains.
For four days and three nights harvest, return. Step by step approach and enjoy the majestic splendour of annagh Puna snow; pristine mountain villages, alpine forests, wild plants, Brook falls, stone terraces, the original grinding with the stone road; row, before the crowd. From tourists from Europe, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, elderly people, are on the wrong side down to several-year-old child ... Let me not only increased the travel experience, but also to right foot on the bean-like big blisters.Today or what festivals in Nepal (many local festivals), from the mountains to bokhara, wherever there are adults and children head points red "mole", with yellow chrysanthemum INDICUM; streets, singing and dancing, celebrating the Festival.
More crowds of children stopped in road and highway, passing pedestrians, tourists and drivers for money (local customs, but stopped the car on the road is dangerous).Back to the hotel, the first thing is to get take a bath changing clothes, feel that is going to stink.
1200Rs two-hour Massage, corruption again. In the evening we found a home on the Lake with the Chinese national flag "in hotel" had a creepy decent Chinese food back to the boss and the Cook are Guangdong Chaozhou.p>Small tips: Kam's smart, she goes to a country would buy a local SIM card recharge after use.
This ensures that communication, but also saves phone bill. Usually foreign phone calls will be cheaper than many of China Mobile, even back to China. Kam grew up in United States, both by our Chinese cultural influence of Confucian doctrine, Westerners believed in human rights and freedoms and is good at helping people to the idea, a person walking the Egypt and many countries in Europe. All together often Exchange discussed some issues, especially her in China have not understood the problem.31 October POKHALA
Morning, 6: 30.
Dragged and aching legs one downstairs in the small garden breakfast. Still want to want to come to life. Several partners are still sleeping, today they are going to the "mop-up" Store.Rent a bicycle, in old town free boccara.
Through the section looks a bit disorganized distribution on both sides of the street, with many European and New Zealand Mary architecture, at the gate of the wall also placed Buddhist statues. To ride on the Lake, in a small Wharf, suddenly found a very good spot, blue sky and white clouds and green mountains reflected in the sparkling Lake, red boat dot Lake, a white stone with a red pigment check drawn contour MINI Hindu temple, located not far from the shore of the island. Ahead is the dam area, there are many cheap hostels.At noon a man in a Palace opposite "the Orchid Hotel" upstairs at the see our several partners high spirits go past, how they do not hear the call, do not know because the road was too noisy or they are too focused on the shop.
This hotel's boss or Cantonese, environment better than in the hotel, but the food was delicious and there did not seem good, at least not where fresh fish. But business is good, and have the I yearn baozhou. Patrons have the Chinese, Japan, European ... Far away from the city's "China Garden Hotel" (the boss from Beijing), but the price on the menu and domestic equivalent or even higher.The hotel is found next to surprise, there is a point to Chinese Internet "bar", quickly see messages on the Internet, to domestic back safe.
Boccara phone expensive than Kathmandu, mostly in 30Rs/Min.Kam has passed the hotel set next trip, I would also be the State of young people to go to the "abduction" crazy adventures.
Bockara-Lumbini — strange Mong — extraction Suri — Kathmandu, $ 85 per person, includes the price of the bus (bus, local bus, not travel both price difference is very big), drifting, strange-3 nights accommodation and travel costs. From that day onwards our itinerary and original travel plans to be adjusted. That is:Nov.1st Pokhala-Lumpni
Nov.2nd Lumpni- Chitwan
Nov.3 Chitwan
Nov.5 Chitwan-Thuisuli-KTM
Nov.6 KTM
Nov.8 KTM-CTU
1 November POKHALA-LUMPNI
Morning Inn we sent to a wide range of cars is cluttered up with long waiting, here's BUS produced mostly India TATA cards, although the production of very rough, but eye-catching is the vehicle body is painted elephants, Cobra, Lotus, and so on religious themes very strong pattern, quite interesting.
Driver side and on the bus door is not closed by the way, after a full 8 hours, are kept in the explosive soil study, in the car arrives at the place called white hot shoe (Bhairahawa) is a small town on the border of the previous station SUNIT. Spend Rs600 Pack a small plane to Lumbini, from time to time through the Windows, the sentry saw the soldiers on both sides of the village of highway is a genuine thatched farmhouse, up from their faces and clothes can be seen in the lives of people here are very bitter.Approximately 30 minutes to reach the Indian border in Nepal-only 3-5 km from the small town of Lumbini.
To lay down their luggage, ran, and catch the Sun Mountain look at this mysterious place. The payment of the tickets Rs50 and camera ticket (not understood well, the camera also need tickets?) Rs75, came to the small courtyard.First seen on a site of Maya Trung, there are the ruins of the past.
Trung West 6-metre-high Ashoka pillars. This is also the main Lumbini markers. It is an ancient Indian Peacock Kingdom Ashoka in after years of conquests killings, hear the Dharma and repentance, "abjectness Buddha". 245 years BC he led his followers seek Buddha, the Buddha of birth for confirmation of this place, and establish the Stone Memorial, relief of local taxation.According to the record year of 403, China Eastern, Faxian monk 636 a.d. Tang monk xuanzhuang, not miles here looking for Buddha birthplace and toward the King.
But after the war and religious reasons makes it into a ruin, gradually from people's minds to fade, Lumbini hidden in the jungle, they disappeared in the people's eyes.1896 archaeologists under the Chinese monk xuanzhuang, found already described travel deep in the ground floor of this pillar, supporting b.c. 563 years Buddha Joe Bodhidharma. Siddhartha was born in this place of strong evidence.
Prove that the Buddha Shakyamuni was born in Lumbini, and ultimately find my shoes under the Bodhi tree, making the world a more peaceful and consideration of philosophy. Trung South also Maya Peel basin and tall Linden. Bodhi in Crimson red under the hood of the monk and couples from around the world each place for pilgrims pray in this bow down to meditate.Here you hear mostly old so
Things seen mostly in recent restoration of the building. The courtyard has a whole hour you can visit the North on foot approximately 2km can see Chinese temple inscriptions: tripods and Japan, Korea, Viet Nam, Singapore and other countries and France and Germany have civil Buddhist organizations build temples.I think to Lumbini, thoughts and feelings of significance greater than the form.
If you want to come here and be sure to bring a very sincere heart, devout heart, reverence and worship, honour to be here this great philosopher and his mother. Otherwise, simply for the sake of tourism-the camera some photos are not very meaningful, but Ashoka pillars and Maya Trung as tourist attractions.If the clay Buddha, wherever; no Buddha mind-, why to do this?
More is not like some people came to watch "after to repent, to more regret."
Therefore, I suggest: If your heart is not a very very devout believers; if you're Buddhist thought, culture, history has no insight into or no special interests; if you local health and mosquito is not enough to endure ...
Just one to shoot some photos of the passer-by, I advise you not to.Just arrived in town in a hurry to find a small town in the two hotels, a full, but in opposite another GUEST HOUSE between LUMBINI (perhaps we have not found the right place) and evening only 5 beds in a large room, four partners advised me to live together, because I want to be quiet, be afraid rest is not good, last in Naga Cort can solve, all thumbs when it could promise.
But who knows these "big sister" with the door key Inn only went to the temple for ascetic rigors, until very late is the Inn's boss again. Made me bath cannot wash, a tiring crouched in a shop perusing a packet of biscuits on the ground with canned food and juices, is this a day to eat (fear the runs do not dare to go to the restaurant to eat). To see them, I really can't help toward "get round" their noisy, thought must be them who the guy ritchi of silly ideas. A move out.This store health differentials, bedding unspeakable, bed is leftover junk, no hot water in the bath, local mosquito long huge, like a swarm of heihuhu bombers kept around you on the fly, while at the same point two incense is useless, turn off the lights cockroaches and other insects will climb to you, had to wear clothes to sleep with the light, we've got one night.
It is said that during the rainy season temperature to 50 ° c, temperature humidity unbearable. The room price is also very expensive Rs340/single, Rs600/5persons a room.Small tips: If you have from l to Lumbini, must ask the road route, because there are two roads can be reached, the price of almost, but mileage and time but vary greatly.
After SyangjaBartun arrives at Lumbini only 179km, we take the bus to the via DamauliDumreMuglingNarayangadh soliciting, touting a large sphere spent 8 hours to go before to 287km Lumbini (later check map is clear).2 November LUMBINI-CHITWAN
The next morning "for the best", we forget the unpleasant last night, together with electric Cup roasted instant noodles, breakfast.
Kam to innkeeper on good private Rs4500 sent us 5 people to extraordinary. Because the locals seem less cars nothing less competition, less good on price.The car-called the exercise in local High Way, but the roadside scenery is very good.
The more I look more like the Road yesterday, finally arrived at the Grand River in a larger place-Narayan Ka, yesterday's coach has docked over here, as I can judge of long-distance bus detours yesterday.Small plane sailed down the paved road towards the cobblestone path, potholes, dust still bumpy.
Suddenly the rumor, the car driving into a hut of a holiday village, remove the baggage, waiter let us sit in the shade under the rest of the table and send a "welcome drinking."
Lunch is similar to herbivores to eat food.
Afternoon in the wizard of visited local village and elephant breeding Center. Very interesting is the paved path Pebble, one side is the Dutch guns soldiers guarding the Royal (now a national) nature park, is in the heart of holiday village. The road from time to time there are Elephants walk, there are the old Jeep full of foreigners are Yang long, came to the River, the twilight lounge lying on the beach chairs, gazing Sun gradually disappeared in the forest ...Small village, very quiet in the night, lying in the sun bed nets, with thatched roof ceiling fans can wind and outside cricket and other small animals, remembering the afternoon here seen as baby Fist size of snails, fan the gorgeous butterfly wings significantly, full street free oestrus mating dogs swarm, immortal elephant in people's iron strong reluctance to undertake under things ...
November 3, CHITWAN
Morning activities in the forest forest on foot.
Yesterday has been advised to go there to wear red, bright clothes, loudly. Led by the wizard before you take a canoe on the ground (a tree in the middle of a knockout, lateral sitting a vessel) ready, came to the forest boundary, the line of ten or more employees filed line passing through the dense forests, the atmosphere couldn't breath with a three-hour down to see some jump up and down the monkey, curious red insects, trees, huge-nest, the wizard also found in grass pigra with soft as well as on the opposite River Bank see motionless large crocodiles. Large animals only found some fresh tracks and droppings of rhino. By Tiger Mao did not see, is said to go a few days into the depths of the forest will have the opportunity to seeThe Bengal tiger, we still do not bother their adventure.In the afternoon we every 4 people in a group, like baskets the same like saddle, I'm a singular had to and a fat old couple of Europe in a basket.
Sitting in a couple of metres of elephant back shake shaky's again came into the National Park jungle. Through the lush woods and vast meadows, move about Crystal clear rivers. The harvest is not small, riding on an elephant's back real close to see Sam in wild animals. A pair of rhinoceros-daughter, looks just like wearing armor Samurai, eating grass in the Marsh, forest and beautiful Peacock, fawn ...In the evening I and Kam, Cao together in SAURAHA town around.
Together in the roof garden to taste the local beer. Supper time Division I whispered to Shirley says you look more like the star Kam? she asked me who I say I like more like Liu Huan, who knows to opposite Kam hearing, she again "gas" and "dirtier", said Liu Huan was how ugly, I said that in China there are many many people, including me are very fond of him, like his voice, even the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony on behalf of his singing, he said that men and women of different aesthetics. Sorry no intention which hurt her, it is not malicious.November 4, CHITWAN
Morning several people rent bicycle to elephant breeding centre.
There I saw only a few months old baby elephant, free play, next to mother elephant is very cute. Elephant reproduction centre itself is part of the National Park, the open meadow in the eyes of cattle grazing, towering trees from the prodigious, exotic flowers adorned. Kam do not ride a bike to ride horse-drawn carriage. We cross the River is the River playful students ran, competing with Cao photo, just like we did see a foreigner same novelty. On the way back again passing the River elephant bathing. Several partners at forget fatigue, changing into battle, accompanied by the Lucerne, people from falling into it like a back slide, provoked cries, Cao also especially come prepared, Bikini, exposed body whitening skin and some fat, made us laugh ... (See here don't Cao angry OH)The afternoon is the forest on foot of the third part of the last paragraph-Jungle by Jeep, go to a lake called 2000 (2000lakes), to me is a swamp, with dense forests, meadows, you can see rare crocodile, deer, all kinds of birds.
Can survive such a large area of the primeval forest and wetlands are real numbers, whether it is a Royal or countries are very valuable.At night the village also held local folk dances, all male barefoot performance candlelighting every person holding the two stick hit each other, performance of the local indigenous peoples in forest production, life scenes, accompaniment and only local tear changgu and throat singing.
Last phase I and Celia, Shirley, Cao and other participation of visitors, Kam acts as a photographer, joyfully good not mad Oh, although the dance is beautiful ...Small tips: the so-called elephants bathing activities, I am very bored.
Few people get to stand in the water on the back of an elephant, in accordance with the requirements of training as teachers, elephant rock a few body, several people from smooth elephant back down into the River. Slightly from elephants, training as teachers with a pointed end belt hook of iron from an elephant. Visitors to few minutes fell into the water did, I do not know how much to eat an elephant, we advise you not to participate in this project, the elephant but represents wisdom and goodness of God.Experience: in Nepal "bovine milk drink, there is no sheep no meat" because the cow is Shiva's Mount south Gaza, so drink milk for children; pig is rare, eaten once or twice is the taste and smell the stiffness; sheep don't know doing useful? so you usually eat most of the potatoes and a small amount of chicken.
Good at already used to this kind of almost ascetic rigors of food.5 November CHITWAN-THISULI-KTM
Today's content that is the rich Oh.
Early morning wake up yet, Wizard, a child is not high, dark stream moustache, saying with a smile of man, came knocking at the door, this is the village of morning call. After breakfast I put down the electric Cup and many other things to him. A lot of fun. A car can only be activated by sending us into the realm of JEEP road side waiting points.Land crossing car no seats, half an hour he waiting for a bit empty.
Buy a ticket to the five of us were loaded into the local passengers and foreigners ' car. Seidel is a bit like a cage-like. The car came in through the rugged mountain road Hwy Prithvi, the only gateway to India's "high grade" highway. Both sides are mountains, dozens of meters deep in the mountains here are fast-flowing rivers, more than 10 a.m., the car in a place called THISULI us several foreigners removed, turned away and disappeared in the mountains.All precious fear of wet things are concentrated into the alongside to rafting company, they are responsible for sending to the disembarkation point downstream.
Each Rover is to wear life jackets, helmets, a pulp, then walk down to the River rubber raft next to accept the coach's simple training: "forward, right-back, lef-tback, stop, HIFI1, 2, 3 ...". Because there is rafting, three-level must know these simple password, listen to sailing, coach explain passphrase into the boat's life-saving knowledge and practical exercises, drifting to obey the command of the coach. Raft on the European initiative to introduce themselves to each other guests to know each other, at which point you can better understand the importance of helping one another. About drifting over 20 kilometers across the 5, 6, Department of rapids. Raft a will to follow, a drill to the bottom of the Valley. Big wave roll over to play from time to time to us, we are not aClothes are all wet. The calm water if you encounter other rubber rafts, tourists are playing in the water between rowdy session. Noon raft in a shoal on the rest, I wear a cold wet clothes lying by the sun warm soft white sand beaches, well not pleasant. A rubber raft through the mountain ranges which will see the local population in the River as you off at the fire. Afternoon arrival rafting destinations, from England, Scotland, Italy and India's tourists say goodbye to each other, most people have is to go to the l-direction.We continue the road side, crossing the car, a few cars in the past are not available, even with all of the station, it was getting late, there are also 4 hours away, so other people crowded into the car, I and Celia, Kam has climbed onto the roof, really like the locals like to experience a big taste of "the" convertible.
We dare not wandered like the natives sat in on both sides of the rack, you can only sit half lying. Feel the speed of the car, exercise in the winding mountain highway on the right and left suddenly rocking, plus keep slam the brakes, the stimulation is considerable. There is a strong wind, blowing people were blinded, mountains of wind was cold, two pieces of clothes are blowing through. Hair like a hair spray, one above the back up, it looks very cool.In the mountains, Sun father-in-law early tucked back, only to see both sides of the dark mountains occasionally across the lights.
Not only have long car climbed up a mountain, I suddenly see the foot of the stars, but also heard that weird weird gas car horn sounds and smell the exhaust incinerating waste cooking Curry mixed unpleasant smell smells, know that has drawn near Kathmandu Valley. The car near the Thai Meier areas nearby place stop to neighboring pitch-dark, edging on a bunch of taxi drivers, several partners to a taxi, I do not want to dwell on this number one is that in this dark place very prone to theft risk of being robbed, the second is to feel here from the Thai Meier will definitely not be too far away. I am a previous carrying luggage after asked while walking, 10 minutes walk to ask there i.g.house, room, set of three rooms, but only for one night, he first stay. Put your luggage into the street, their number, ages Cao, Kam two arrived, the two people live to the cheaper Zahid was Le Inn.In the evening we went to the great wall hotel five, the boss is Zhejiang Jinhua.
I spent Rs2100 please eat Chinese food, feel the food that flavor yo, don't mention it, a good kaolao kaolao belly, celebrate the victorious.Small tips; all in Kathmandu, meals in the restaurant and beer prices are comparable domestic prices, compared to the expensive, mainly earned Chinese businessmen and tourists.
I had several Chinese restaurant: the great wall is Sichuan cuisine and taste very good; Beijing Hotel boss is from Shanghai, the dish a little hang Bong flavor, also good; mountain hotel dishes popularization, can also be your own guide chef, boss, Cook is Nepal.November 6, Kathmandu
Today we pretend there is no check-out, to the hotel was not good, it seems that tomorrow and then rely on the ... ...
Do not bother to toss.Easy day today.
Morning and gogo phone was informed yesterday announced the election results for Obama was elected the next President, the United States told Kam let her pleased with joy, little Owyhee fans, firmly believes that the reform of the United States only, no way supporters.Do not know what the root rib, even shopping bought some gems jewelry and woodcarving of jewelry box, although the carvings are not beautiful, but after all, is a local specialty, back when the gift is very good.
Afternoon in front of the garden, balcony and read some books, this 10-day trip to enjoy the scenery of the Valley in the distance and small hotel with beautiful architecture and the warmth of the garden restaurant, stylish, called fat at all time.The return of tourists in Kathmandu, is likely to be significantly lower in winter is approaching.
Here's the difference between the temperature difference between day and night, during the day people 20 degrees wear t-shirts and shorts, but evening wear fur and feather clothing. It is the scenery here.Cao Third-Eye (India) in the Restaurant, we ate dinner at the giant expensive India, Indian meal is too expensive, the price is not worth it.
November 7, Kathmandu
Am 7: 30 reception on check out to rush me because they had already finished the online booking.
Had to move to the Hotel, prices at Tashidhele from $ 17/single drops to Rs450/single, save a lot of expenses, and today the dollar/Yuan are a unit increases, respectively, you can swap Rs75,/Rs12.Four women went shopping, hate the Thai Meier Street profile Falk Saber, distribution of Bismil cashmere scarf, linen clothing, handmade bags, silver gemstone jewelry, and more things are getting back.
I walk alone on the road in old street, lest there it pull down did not see the attractions. Many temples have been inclined to rely on in other buildings, some have been newly built housing wrapped, there are temples of the underlying has converted for vendors in the market. Streets and small Buddha shrine, each of the people to shake up copper Bell, James at the next index finger paint on red forehead, and then to head a little sprinkle some petal.Unknowingly have arrived in the East, in Kathmandu, a sculpture on the junction of the King has a large department store, Lee apparel, OMEGA watches, Sumsong, Hair appliances, Nokia mobile phones, Honda motorcycle, but there it seems that people living gaoerfuzhuanmaidian of bitter, and I still have a noble.
It is worth mentioning, am not only in a Chinese hawkers pointing down to find the "unique" window, more interesting, when I stepped into a second time to live female monastery, suddenly someone remind me not to take pictures, the goddess to come out.
OnlySee the gate of three-layer wooden upstairs, the two sides of the window are two middle-aged woman (should be the servant of a class) to tell us not to take pictures, but fell back down. At the middle of the window appears a bit wearing red clothes and makeup are gorgeous and beautiful little girl, then to the downstairs, people smile and look that is 5, 6-year-old, just ten seconds of being pulled back to the House. Visit to the central courtyard, a donation box, poor living Goddess also rely on people to feed, I and a lot of people have contributed to it.Unpleasant air, at the end of the day, choke me voice always itch cough.
It seems that we complain about Beijing air is not good, there are many countries in the world than we.Nearly four in the afternoon went to Beijing Hotel find Shi, thought that he would live here, look for a long time.
The old one, many, see this brave man. Had to sit down and eat dinner. Marinated chicken, fried spare ribs with balsam, Wuxi, taste good, this hotel also can watch many Chinese TV, of course, most of it is people.8 November KTM-LXA-CTU-PEK
"Cuckoo" began early in the morning was standing at the sill of the dove of waking, everywhere in the pigeon is also a big landscape in Kathmandu.
6: 30 wash out the sixth floor, balcony, in the heart of the Red House-hanging manjing streamer in early morning light flickered, distant monkeys temple like a layer gauze curtains. Each roof of the huge water tank is on its own processing water (water from above and then click through the layers with the sponge in the basin, and then injected into the water tank, water is pale yellow with sediment). 8: 00 yesterday scheduled taxi arrived at the hotel. We and Celia, Shirley hugged Goodbye (they also stay two days).Half an hour to reach the Terry cloth airport fare paid driver Rs300, began departure of a series of preparatory work: identification passport ticket — simple security — buy departure tax Rs1695 — Air China counter boarding — complete departure card — security — again — boarding Terminal.
Local time: 11: 00 aircraft began sliding window through aircraft Xuan to see eye Valley scenery, leaving the five flavors of Chan, unwilling to leave THAMIR NEPAL this mysterious country, Air China CA408 carrying people towards the North of the Himalayan flying away ...
December 2008 in Beijing
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