Nepal Travels 2012 (week 1)
This summer I was lucky enough to teach a course in the Khumbu region of Nepal with Barbara Brower. We flew into Kathmandu on June 8 and stayed at the Shechen Guest House for a few days before flying to Lukla. The Guest House is run by the Shechen Monastery and is very close to the Boudhanath Stupa. From Lukla we hiked to Namche Bazaar. Here are a few photos from the first few days.
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- Lodging at Shechen Guest House in Kathmandu
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- Streets of Kathmandu
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- Shechen Monastary Stupas
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- Shechen Monastery
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- Boudhanath
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- Butter lamps at Boudhanath
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- Circumambulating Boudhanath
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- Waiting at KTM for wether to clear in Lukla
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- Arrival in Lukla
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- On the trail at last!
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- A different world!
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- Bridge crossing
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- Is this bridge held together with prayer flags?
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- Monastery
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- Huge prayer wheel and little girl
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- On their way to school
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- She’s proud of the sticker on her hand
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- Gate to Sagarmatha NP
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- Namche Bazaar
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- Namche at sunrise
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- Pedestrian on the soccer field
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- Zopkyo (yak/cow hybrid)
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- Zopkyos are used in the ‘lowlands’
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- flowers
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It’s good to see the pictures go up. Yay! Was the sticker from one of the CC students?
Yes, the students carried stickers and gave them to all the kids. They were a big hit.
Thank you, Shane for sharing your educational adventure with us in such a beautiful way! I wonder at what altitude lie the “lowlands”…
Lowlands seems to be lands below about 11,000 ft. Glad you enjoyed the photos.