The Himalayan Giants

Namche Bazar to Thame

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April 3rd 2013
A wake up call at 0630 with a cup of tea again and we had to have our bags packed ready for the porters by 7 oclock. We then went in for breakfast and were back on the trail by 0740. Todays walk was fairly level and after a good 3 hour trek we reached the village of Samde where we stopped for a 45 minute break and cups of lemon tea. The tea house we stopped at was run by a Sherpa who climbs Everes ... read more

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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