Nepal: from national Maoist strike to trekking there is only one step (ok...many more after...)


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May 1st 2010
Published: May 17th 2010
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Nepal…an other place that had been on the wish list for quite a while but this time the least I could say is that I was absolutely not expecting to land on the very first day the Maoist declared a national strike, also called “Bandh” … This trip was mostly about experiencing some of the best white water rafting in the world with a five days descent/ camping planned while enjoying the legen... Read Full Entry



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Pfff...15km done...ready for the next 15km...Pfff...15km done...ready for the next 15km...
Pfff...15km done...ready for the next 15km...

Begnas Lake Picture by Anne Catherine Roussel
Morning reflexionMorning reflexion
Morning reflexion

Pokhara's lake side
Black & White...Black & White...
Black & White...

Shanti Stupa, Pokhara
Our guide who would literrally run after our horses...Our guide who would literrally run after our horses...
Our guide who would literrally run after our horses...

but really he is the only one the horses dared to listen to...
Hello Himalya !Hello Himalya !
Hello Himalya !

Aperitif time and enjoying THE view!
Getting lost while walking from the temple to the monastery in PokharaGetting lost while walking from the temple to the monastery in Pokhara
Getting lost while walking from the temple to the monastery in Pokhara

Definitely not feeling like we are still in the middle of the city!
Colors & prayer flagsColors & prayer flags
Colors & prayer flags

Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery
Fantastic roof paintingFantastic roof painting
Fantastic roof painting

Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery
Inviting door...Inviting door...
Inviting door...

Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery
Prayer "book"Prayer "book"
Prayer "book"

Budhist monastery, Pokhara
Budhist ceremony itemsBudhist ceremony items
Budhist ceremony items

rice, bell & coconut
Monks playing traditional musicMonks playing traditional music
Monks playing traditional music

Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery
The wheel of life...The wheel of life...
The wheel of life...

Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery
Pff...Anne Catherine simply exhausted!Pff...Anne Catherine simply exhausted!
Pff...Anne Catherine simply exhausted!

On the way back from Begnas
Budhas in the outside gardenBudhas in the outside garden
Budhas in the outside garden

Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery
Buddha statusBuddha status
Buddha status

Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery



17th May 2010

Great photos again! :)
20th May 2010

great pics!
Wow some great shots Laetitia! Good to see you are out and about again. Wheres the SCUBA diving though?! ;)

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