Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Pokhara Trek


One word to describe this day: surreal.

Hiking in a thick fog up through the small villages at the top of the hill was indescribable.    I think the people living in the village were pretty shocked to see/hear 4 Americans walking down their road.

Jagan leading the way.

Nepali style morning coffee break with a family who lives in the village.

Awesome day care center started by a Nepali man and American women to care for children (mostly under the age of 3) who would otherwise be left at home all day while the parents go to work.

oh.my.goodness.purple shirt. front right.

sweetest personality

This just appeared around the corner as the fog started to clear.



Stupa. In the middle of the forest.  Very dreamlike.




The fog cleared just in time to get a beautiful view of the lake and city.

LUSH.

Terracing





There were beautiful canoes scattered across the entire lake.

Ol' Leechfoot looking very relaxed in the canoe. Unfortunately, he suffered 3 leech bites hiking down through the forest.




Pokhara, Nepal.

A friend of mine from high school suggested we make the trip to Pokhara if we were going to be in Nepal for a few days, and put us in touch with his friend Jagan who is from Nepal and lives in Pokhara.  We all agreed this was our favorite part of the trip.  What a beautiful, serene, and LUSH city, with stunning views of Annapurna (when you're not in the middle of monsoon season).

Leaving Katmandu via tiny plane

Tight squeeze

Himalayas from the plane

Temple Tree






Phewa Lake


Devi's Fall

Funny mannequin at Mountain Museum

Yeti = Sasquatch




GREEN.



Follow along with my mom's blog for my dad's detailed daily recaps of the trip!

Monday, August 13, 2012

Kathmandu, Nepal

On the plane...


Hyatt Regency Kathmandu



View of the Boudhanath Stupa from our room



One of 8 pair of pants Louise bought on the trip



Sunday, August 12, 2012

Here we go...Day 1: Agra, India.

I honestly don't know how to put this trip into words, so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves for now.




The Taj







Agra Fort