Blogs from Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia - page 10

Aaaaa Day 43 - Final goodbyes, hello solo at Shankar Palace We all got up to see our first group member leave this morning at 7.30. It's goodbye to Bernie from Germany. The taxi arrived on time, it was hugs from everyone, then she was gone! Bernie had been a good companion throughout the tour. She had a very even balanced personality. She loved her food, and her drink too! Bernie was always ready and eager to join in with every activity that came her way. She was quiet and unassuming, always showing positive participation with all of the group members. The thing I enjoyed the most with Bernie, was sitting back and watching her come to life, when meeting new people, she positively, visually flourished at those times. Thank you Bernie. I enjoyed sharing my ... read more

Népal, un genou à terre, mais prêt à se relever. Voyage d'Aide humanitaire pour ce peuple tellement accueillant. Comment les aider? J’appelle mon ami Lakpa le Sherpa qui demeure à Katmandu. Lakpa vient d'un village à 260km de Katmandu dans les montagnes et me dit que son village a été gravement affecté. On part donc avec une dizaine de personnes en sardine en 4x4 pour le village. Après 30 minutes de routes serpentantes, je vomis mon déjeuner... Pas question d'arrêter car le voyage durera 12 heures et on veut arriver avant la noirceur! Une fois arrivé, un conseil de village improvisé décide que le mieux est de donner des vivres pour les habitants qui en ont besoin. Du riz, des lentilles, de l'huile, etc. Le lendemain, on part à pied dans les sentiers à 1 heure ... read more

The hotel is very nice to me and in the morning there is a wonderful breakfast that is included. Again, it is called Samsara Resort. But don't go running to get reservations just yet! Read the rest of the story...it is in the blog I wrote on the hotel. I had breakfast then started to walk over to the restaurant/bar. It was very early and I knew my friends would still be asleep, so I past my turn and walked around town. I watched as the women carried plates with lit candles , flowers, and some kind of red wax , over to the prayer houses that were set up on almost every block. These prayer houses were different than the ones in Thailand. These are big enough to go inside to pray and most do. ... read more

In case you didn't read my other blog that started this story, I am staying in the Samsara Resort hotel because a friend of mine arranged with her friend for me to be there. Her friend, is very close with the owner and have known each other all their lives. Upon arriving the first day I tried to pay but they said it was taken care of. Now it is the second day and after I woke up I went down to the lobby where there is an area for breakfast. It was a full breakfast with lots of choices. It is included with the room. I had pancakes, sausage, potatoes, ham, cereal, toast, juice and coffee. I went about my day and stayed there the second night too. The following morning I came down for ... read more

Today was Anzac day, a day to remember but not for the usual reason. Had just moved from my tour hotel & checked into same B&B in Tamel as Dee & Ian at about 11 am. We were all on the third floor when, about noon, the whole building began to violently shake & sway. It was obviously an earthquake & we took to the outside stairs. It seemed to take forever to get down as the effect was like holding your feet in a heavy swell. It would have to be the scariest experience of my life. Not sure how long it lasted but I guess about 30 sec. A 6 story hotel 2 doors down from our B&B had almost instantly collapsed. People were known to be inside & locals were frantically scratching away ... read more