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D'ya wanna a brew?

A kind-hearted villager takes pity on us (though I did notice when she first appeared on the scene she looked quite amused), opens up the guesthouse kitchen, pops the kettle on (well, chucks another log on the fire) and makes us a nice cup of fresh mint tea (word's spread throughout the region that the two Limeys in the pastel ponchos are rather partial to a drop of the green stuff). It should be noted that in order to take the picture I had to use a flash - our little kitchen shelter was actually in semi-darkness. Also worth noting is that fine Nepalese smile - so common in these parts.
Day 4: Tatopani - Ghorepani

May 11th 2007
Four Seasons in One Day! We awake to face the prospect of a seven-hour, 1,800 metre ascent today. Nice! The first hour is relentless and steep and it's hot to boot. I don't rate our chances of completing the day if we face more of the same for the next six hours! Fortunately, I find 'the zone' and we reach our stop for lunch on schedule after 3.5 hours. The vegetable momo (a popular s ... read more
Asia » Nepal » Tatopani

Nepalese Flag In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more
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