Begin the trip of a life time tomorrow and start an 8 day trip overland to Lhasa. Will be taking the highest road in the world!!!!
Only had confirmation from the Chinese embassy at 7.30 tonight, so it has been a busy evening of sorting out getting the lens of my nikon fixed, renting a sleeping bag and buying lots of water.
Will sign back in when I return from Tibet next Saturday :)
Friday 9 April 2010
Thursday 8 April 2010
Have a little patience ....
Patience is a virtue.....
I always think that travelling reminds you of three important things:
Patience, your abilty to really challenge yourself and the reminder that the world is overwhelmingly full of the most amazing people. The hardest reminder of the three is of course patience.
When will this local bus leave? When it is so crammed with people it might burst.
when will the young beggar take his head of my foot desperately needing money? When he sees someone who looks more likely to give.
When will this traffic jam end, as I have been sitting on a local bus for almost five hours with little progress? When the lorry that has crashed way ahead is cleared.
When will I get served at this post office? When I manage to stop everyone pushing in front of me.
Will I be able to start my Lhasa trip tomorrow? Only if my visa comes back from the Chinese embassy today.
Where is my breakfast of poached eggs, porridge and lime tea? Oh must dash the waiter is bringing a tray over to my table now :)
I always think that travelling reminds you of three important things:
Patience, your abilty to really challenge yourself and the reminder that the world is overwhelmingly full of the most amazing people. The hardest reminder of the three is of course patience.
When will this local bus leave? When it is so crammed with people it might burst.
when will the young beggar take his head of my foot desperately needing money? When he sees someone who looks more likely to give.
When will this traffic jam end, as I have been sitting on a local bus for almost five hours with little progress? When the lorry that has crashed way ahead is cleared.
When will I get served at this post office? When I manage to stop everyone pushing in front of me.
Will I be able to start my Lhasa trip tomorrow? Only if my visa comes back from the Chinese embassy today.
Where is my breakfast of poached eggs, porridge and lime tea? Oh must dash the waiter is bringing a tray over to my table now :)
All this before breakfast!!!!!
After completing some very interesting work on the receipt of pensions in Nepal and the social impact of financially empowering the older generation, I got back to being a tourist for the first time this week.
I took the only cable car in Nepal up 1300m to an amazing temple and watched a goat being sacrificed! Don't worry there are no photos attached. It's so interesting to be somewhere that is so culturally different and have these opportunities.
Tomorrow I want to do some wondering around Kathmandu, but I have just had a great steak dinner with the guys from the NGO here and had my first glass of wine in almost a month and it tasted so good.
I took the only cable car in Nepal up 1300m to an amazing temple and watched a goat being sacrificed! Don't worry there are no photos attached. It's so interesting to be somewhere that is so culturally different and have these opportunities.
Tomorrow I want to do some wondering around Kathmandu, but I have just had a great steak dinner with the guys from the NGO here and had my first glass of wine in almost a month and it tasted so good.
Sunday 4 April 2010
Hurrah it's cooler in Kathmandu
Bid a sad farewell to Emma at Delhi airport and after a short flight I arrive in katmandu. Last here 16 years ago it now feels to be bursting at the seems. Have sucessfully made contact with the local NGO and have an exciting and challenging week ahead.
My room has a great view of the famed monkey temple and this evening before sunset I walked over to the base of the temple and it was full of Tibetan monks and devout worshippers spinning the many prayer wheels - it is just such an amazing and magical place.
My room has a great view of the famed monkey temple and this evening before sunset I walked over to the base of the temple and it was full of Tibetan monks and devout worshippers spinning the many prayer wheels - it is just such an amazing and magical place.
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