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Well, I made it. This is going to be brief, as it is getting a bit late here, but I wanted to let everybody know that I made it here in one piece. Believe it or not, the three flights I took to get here were very bearable. I stayed up all night packing, so I had no problem sleeping on the first leg. The Heathrow to Abu Dhabi flight was completely abandoned, so I had a bed consisting of the four middle seats.

I took off from Newark, and flew right past a toy-model Manhattan. It seemed to say "do you really think you will be able to say goodbye to this?"

On the approach to Kathmandu, I caught my first glimpse of the fabled High Himalayas, though I think Everest remained coyly out of sight I think I saw Annapurna, plus a few other of the 8000ers.

When I got out, I smelled the air (which was smoky and a bit funky) and I knew I was someplace totally new.

I don't have any good pictures, but will post them as soon as I get them.

Cheers!
Dan

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Comments

[Bisham]

Pics
We can't wait for the pics. Hurry up!

[Jessica]

Great to hear from you
Hey Dan! I'm glad that you've landed--- Regards to Eddie and Michelle. Can't wait to see the first of the pictures come in. Jess

[Tom Yacavone]

Miss You
Dan - I am glad to hear you made it! Please send me good pictures for my wallpaper!

[Maman]

Don't do anything I wouldn't do
Daniel--DO go off the beaten track (especially if you have at least another traveler with you); it was always the source of my most exciting travel experiences. Those, however, were quite tame--in the back country of Western England or to some of the less frequented Greek isles--compared to what you'll be doing!

[lan]

an alien?
other than the smell, what else was there that made you feel like an alien (not the one referred by the press here for non-us citizens)?