The Trip
Bombay to Beijing: Flew to Mumbai in March 2004 and backpacked through India, Nepal, Tibet and China for more than 4 months. The trip is all over now, but the photos and blogs are still with us.
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Getting ready for my next big trip - a cycle tour across Japan, top to bottom. The plan is to set off in August from the northern tip of Japan and just keep on pedaling south.
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May 2004Friday, May 07, 2004
Enchanting Mountain Vistas
Pokhara boasts some of the most magnificent mountian views in the world. The lofty peak of sacred Machapuchare soars, and behind it looms the mighty Annapurna range. And all of this snow-clad glory is reflected in the peacful waters of Phewa Lake...But not in May.
May in Nepal marks the build up to the rainy season, and the skies are relentlessly cloudy. Even if they part for a while, the pre-monsoon haze ensures there are no mountains to be seen.
Sarankot - a village atop a hill next to Pokara - is said to offer some of the most enchanting mountain vistas in Nepal. We climbed it one afternoon and spent the night, hoping to catch at least a glimpse of this alpine splendour all around us.
The photos speak for themselves:
What we're suuposed to see
What we got
A bout of food poisoning was all I got for my efforts.
1 Comments:
I was in Pokhara in 73. I was treated for dysentery at the Shining Hospital. It was a couple of quonset huts with a billion dollar view. I was charged less than $3 for the whole treatment and they apologized for charging so much. Shame you missed the view plus they had legal charish when I was there. Eines joint in die morgen und die tag ist seine freunde.
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