2.5 Day 1 Tuesday, Chengdu, Lhasa, sunny and very windy and yin, Kathmandu fine
Aircraft hard to come by for a day
According to the plan, 5 day we fly plus is Lhasa and catch an afternoon flight direct to bokhara, preparing for the next day to see the Sunrise Sarangkot.
In the early morning of Chengdu shrouded in a haze, but obviously not affect flight.
In order to check in when you can get to the E, F, I and small seat H points to 6 students got up to the fastest speed wash, breakfast, arrived at the airport until the international departure hall, 6: 40: 40 results found 8 flights didn't start check ticket, then we made a trip to the first wrong decision — return the results in later wait, one can imagine that we have no natural wraps to E and F to directly see Everest's right window seats, only the two rows A, B, well, anyway, is there a window.Although we in Chengdu airport counted as is the international departure, but the border or in Lhasa, check in after only about a channel outside the waiting, time will have the staff expertise allows us to bypass the Security frontier inspection directly.
Chengdu shuangliu airport is landlocked airport, international departure flight is very small, somewhat cold and quiet, with Pudong airport always busy busy scenes difference is very big.See the diagram on the boarding pass will know we have to take a Shuttle Bus, just didn't think Southwest first airport in advance and Shanghai Airport standards: Ferry car fully opened 10 minutes before we get to air before the apron, a little depressed.
The boarding is completed before 8: 20, from there 20 minutes of take-off time, the patience to wait ... 25 minutes have passed, the cabin was airport traffic restrictions on the broadcast, the plane will take off, we postponed the nightmare has only just begun ...
9: 15 am, Air China's A319-CA407 flight full of passengers sliding to the blue sky, waiting in the parking area before take-off, sat on our side of a candidate who did not know who has been in contact in Lhasa frontier checkpoint, because she was naive to think that Nepal is landing check, with a no visa passport can exit, though she had found her acquaintances, or pinch to sweat!
Chengdu is located on the western edge of the Sichuan basin, the plane pull up quickly entered the western plateaus, large high elevation snow in drilled from behind the clouds, a corridor, the scenery was beautiful, natural not to take out the camera for a cool shot, I am very proud that I recognized in the mountains in Shushan the King — gongga Shan, it can be considered somewhat makes up for last year to the regret of Sichuan.
Chengdu to Lhasa flight time is approximately 1 hour 50 minutes, that is normally almost 10: 50 aircraft should begin to drop height, but 11 points but only felt the aircraft turned a bend without the slightest sign of landing, sitting in the plane to the right of the people also immersed in a mountain lake, just see the excitement, the cabin radio gave everyone a blow: since Lhasa airport weather conditions aren't good, does not comply with the take-off and landing aircraft, we will return to Chengdu Airport! (no direct flight plus all of the simple reason that we haven't been customs and border control, never leaving the country illegally?)
Gosh, flying for two hours is such a result, the cabin was instantly explode, the pot is almost 15 minutes, the stewardess kept in answering all questions, some experienced passengers already calculated in accordance with Lhasa airport every night 6 points off of the actual situation, if after 3 p.m. cannot take off from Chengdu again, we certainly cannot fly to Canada are on the same day, and we have asked about the possibility of direct from Chengdu border and then direct to fly to Kathmandu, but this is clearly not a stewardess business scope, temporary confusion, we gradually became more calm, we also have to consider how to respond to unexpected changes, as long as the count down to add all the day to our whole trip there would be no effect of, only to Chengdu to step back a step, main or hell.
1 p.m., our aircraft in flight by nearly 4 hours after returning to its take-off.
The plane stationary, boarding Lounge on computer compartment doors, but we have been asked to stay in the cabin await further news, a bar, a Halo in the place of feeling can be not so good, but it also directly deprived us and outside air China flight crew CA407 contact rights! the only come happy about is mentioned in the old big sister, for her, the more time you can let her contact Lhasa border (according to our "eavesdropping", the other is the frontier of Lhasa in charge), it is clear that very soon she will have answers.
Almost had to wait half an hour of broadcasting said Lhasa airport weather, the plane will add fuel and food after take-off, the cabin cheers, but didn't expect to add fuel, supplemental meals actually also spent one half hour until 3 p.m. 10 minutes or so before we get another slide into the runway, waiting period, we have to take a small snack consumed while leaving empty the first time we take off has been over six hours.
Taking off again, the same route, the scenery, as well a tired we didn't take pictures of the morning, eat a late lunch begins after dozing off, thus wasting the plane down.
Be landed in Lhasa airport security, means that we at least back to Chengdu, the worst situation in Lhasa for the night, in fact, Lhasa, the weather was fine, just before the wind is too big, not suitable for landing, alas, that is, the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.
Hold baggage under the aircraft, crew long friendly reminder we strive for rapid customs clearance, customs officers would meet, because at this point from the point of Airport closes 6 hours less than 40 minutes, if you don't grasp on the fly.
Sat on the plane, leaving the aircraft 8 hours is a good chance to relax and loosen up, but we felt immediately apparent shortness of breath, it seems to fly to 32
00 m in Lhasa at once is very difficult to adapt to future Tibet or by train.Border control is really compare with fast, security because the baggage problems, a little slower, so we took 25 minutes to complete all check (including no visa for the eldest sister, we see her in the frontier crossing on a military officer profuse), back on the plane.
17: 50, cabin door closed, the withdrawal of the boarding bridge, the plane was launched stands ready to take off, I even have seen the ground staff issued a permit coasting the semaphore, but — and I have to say however – at the same time, the accident I and small H a woman in the back row suddenly discovered her husband's passport does not cover exit chapter! My God!, 10 seconds after the stewardess arrived with the Passport to the cab, the aircraft did not start, and after 2 minutes, a car stopped on the side of the aircraft, unmanned, seemed to be using intercom AC ...
Me calculated time: If the erection of the boarding ladder or top veranda, open the door and knocks, will almost certainly exceed six our itinerary will bury in "quick fit" but in the event of a serious failure of border control personnel on hand?Time for a second, nearly a second past is two minutes, and to a car, get off at sea ...
I believe that at this point, the aircraft most people don't know what happened, I do not know, in fact, quite easy, but I know that is clearly urgent!1 minutes later, the crew running over the Passport returned to passengers, I heard the most want to hear a Word from Lhasa entry time and talk with them about, that's OK! as her second sentence is: scare me, and after 5 minutes, we all fly away!
Åœ — äº¬æ — February 5, 2008 17 point 58 minutes, our plane, whistling away other runway, this time we really flying to Nepal!
Lhasa to all flight time is only just 50 minutes, but during the flying over the Himalayas, but more importantly to Everest, this is Air China's Chengdu-plus are compared with the other airline routes more attractive.
There is no right window seat is a pity, I have a little slats in the fly half misleading we said we left behind the peaks is the Everest, provoked a crazy beat everyone, I also wonder why inexplicably changed the direction of the cabin radio: we are flying over Everest, from the right side of the window to see what with what?!?, was shaking point, all the passengers start on the right side of laughing, but left the swarm walked into the aisle, the result is the aircraft suddenly inclined, the crew had to repeatedly remind everyone to maintain the balance of the cabin, but who will ignore this! small H students compare activating, actually went to a business class to take pictures, the effect is better than I was in the aisle 3 seats and wing shooting out of Nice N number of times, and praise one.
Haha, forgot to say, I'm a simulated flight beginner, a few months ago by game simulates the Chengdu-plus all of the flight, so the next time, I almost very accurate prediction of the aircraft's flight path (the cabin of the aircraft of liquid crystal display shows real time traffic map), in fact it is not difficult, plus all the bottom originally only for trunk aircraft downward channel, HA HA, I just enjoy it.
Flying over Everest is Nepal's airspace, probably from destination airport flow restrictions, our plane flight is very slow, when we see the Kathmandu Valley in the air when Beijing time 19: 30 later, and the aircraft landed in a smooth tribbe Timor International Airport has exceeded 19: 45, that is, the Kathmandu local time 17: 30, from 8 a.m. to 10 minutes on the plane, we all spent 13 hours 30 minutes to reach the final destination, how a tired words!
Indeed, with all airport scenery is really good, North West to see snow, is on the front of the sunset, among a few strong beat, a car to continue to shoot, but was soon back in airport security.
Immigration procedures are simple, immigration card information not fill the whole it does not matter, then at the airport exit to see Dutch guns of soldiers, dared to take pictures, huh, huh.
Out of the airport will have big ticket taxi driver Wai, we want to buy tickets to bokhara, a no reason, but there is a little special enthusiasm, the bid is 120RS to Thamel, we can't sit, we had to ask people at the box office, all people have said that in the North, but we walked two time didn't find places (in fact, it should be a little more to the North, the stranger, does not dare to go), the little man on the road with us, but we really do not believe that such a low price, or a poor head drilling in the heap, as little is other drivers agreed that is Hotel-man.
Asked a few drivers offer from 250-400, we haven't had a moment, a final decision finding expensive (Oh, I don't know why you think so) that indicates to a receipt (is the airport prepaid), similar small bread, Changhe luggage quite convenient, 400Rs.The driver was a black man, called Kesi, quite talkative, because to leave the airport to reference the temple paspa, he enthusiastically told us about cremation ground.
This time it was already dark, we must first find a place to buy a ticket, he just took us to his relationship with tenants there (this decision may not be correct, at least not to save money, do business purpose is always to make money, the more the better, drivers Kickback, boss and earn big head, but the evening 6: 30 haven't get tickets, and we have no choice, is nothing more than try to lower the price).Car in rush hour traffic to all through, we first experience the Nepal-traffic jam and drivers of superb stunts, the first impression is a jumble, huh, huh.
Half an hour later, the car in the International trekkin AdvantureG's agents, anyway we are going to have no direction, do not know where exactly. A man named Devi hosted us, when we want to buy and know all-bokhara return ticket, serving bottled water, hospitality, is clearly felt caught a large fish, 4 4 days of hiking in the individual actually asking price $! Halo Ah, we then spend the entire foot, less than 300 knife know their much lower margin. Fortunately, we adhere to principles, has repeatedly requested only need a return ticket, plus fishtail lodge and point of view nagerkot hotel for one night's accommodation at all, after several rounds of arduous negotiations, to overcome the effects of the outage, etc, has finally been settled is the sum of US $ 970, and pay a deposit of $ 400, with a return ticket per person to 175 knife, fishtail lodge 105 dollars a point of view, super deluxe room 30 dollars for a while about good the next morning at nine tickets, paid prior to the airport, free delivery.All get is nearly 9 p.m., Devi found a brother to stay with us live, at this point we knew in the Thamel perimeter, not only have to put up with power outages, guest house or small poor, no way, there is to find a place to sleep, casual cafes, last living as if called Cosmic GH, LP on was not found, the price seems to be one night 450Rs does not expect a bath, put the package will go out and find a restaurant, a whole day to eat properly, it can only be overcome.
GH surrounding darkness, pants found a home on a decent Krua Thai Thailand restaurant, Restaurant, this LP there is taste is really well, and Cook 10 points to and from work, boss he kept pushing our fast little sin, eaten and hurry to catch us and another group of the European people, very bad mood!
Well, our trip to Nepal's first day in frustration, disappointment and tired in the past, I hope you'll be able to transfer in a few days later.
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