Dec 28, 2010 - Nagarkot - Bhaktapur

I am sitting in my own little piece of heaven right now. We are still in Nagarcot, Nepal and Nirmal, Susan and Murray headed out this morning for a hike to Bhaktapur. It’s about a 4 hour hike down to the town that is a World Heritage Site. They took a guide with them so they wouldn’t get lost along the way. There is another guest at the hotel from New Zealand that is spending the night in Bhaktapur tonight so he decided to go along with them. I chose to stay at the hotel. I have been doing extremely well with all the exercise we have been...

Dec 26, 2010 - Nagarkot, Nepal

Its boxing day in Nepal and Christmas evening at home. We walk down and then up to the internet cafe/ international telephone booth to call home. After breakfast we walk down the road to get some spectacular views of the Langtang range of the Himalayas. It’s a little hazy today, so we decide not to trek the 4 km hike to the view tower that will offer us a peak of Mt. Everest. The local shops carry some nice wool sweaters, toques, gloves and bags. At sunset we walked up to the temple on the hill to catch the last rays of sunlight on the...

Dec 25, 2010 - Varanasi to Nagarkot, Nepal

Travelling to Nagarkot in Nepal via Kathmandu. A few surprises today, there is a 975 Rs departure tax when you leave India. We were scrambling to pay this as we cannot take Indian Rs into Nepal and we had spent almost of our Indian cash. No ATMs at this new airport and they only take cash, fortunately that meant any currency, including US$. An hour flight to Kathmandu, a few minutes to get through customs and we find our driver and an ATM to get some Nepalese Rs. Just as we were getting good at converting IRs into CAN$, we have to...

Feb 27, 2009 - Nagarkot and Bhaktapur - Views of the Himalayas!

The day before we boarded a plane out of Nepal, we decided to make a run for the mountains! We took a day trip to visit Nagarkot, a nearby city with views of the Himalayas. Thankfully, we had a clear day and got the chance the glimpse the majestic mountain range - they looked like brushstrokes in horizon, truly beautiful. On the way back into the Kathmandu valley, we stopped to visit the ancient city of Bhaktapur. The winding streets led to old temples and buildings with intricately carved wooden windows.