We had a great time during this trek. We had a bit better luck with the weather than the Annapurna, as you will see in the pictures. The nights got very cold as we were hiking in late fall, early winter. The Helambu wasn't our favorite part by far. On the Gossainkunda we saw the big religious lake where Shiva (Hindu goddess) made the moon, the sun and poison. At Kyangin Gompa we had an amazing view of the Langtang and Ganesh Himal mountain range.
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| Holding up our prayer flags in the Langtang valley. This little lookout was at 4300m. |
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| We were treated to an impromptu cultural performance on our first night of the trek. In Tamang. |
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| We like yaks... |
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| Where did the chicks go? Gabriel got a kick out of this little scene. |
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| A small Stupa up high in the clouds. These were common on our treks. They are part of the Buddhist religion. |
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| Behind us and across the river is Tibet (China) and some very paranoid Chinese. This border crossing is literally in the middle of nowhere and the Chinese have it fortified and guarded like it's a national secret. They have quite a few "projects" going on in Nepal that make some wonder why they would be so interested in being there. |
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| Gabriel receiving a Kata (symbol of friendship and good luck for traveling) from our Tibetan host. We stayed with a Tibetan couple at their homestay |
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| Marek tying a prayer flag. |
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| Rhonda taking a little break after a climb up to a stupa. |
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| A far away picture of a guesthouse we stayed at. EcoLodge. Once again, we really had a great experience there. The couple was very friendly and great with the boys. We spent two nights here. |
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| Marek receiving his kata (pictures got a little out of order in the uploading..) |
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| How to make your prayer wheel turn all day long (and night)? Rig it up with paddles and place it in a stream. |
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| A sea of clouds towards the end of our hike. |
Hello you guys. We were thinking of you looking up at the Langtang range. We stayed 16 days in a fantastic gompa up on a high hill opposite Aurobindo Ashram. We had a great experience there, and lots of filling food, THREE times a day, although a bit wheaty. We are back home in India now. Enjoy the rest of your trip.
ReplyDeletelove, Radha and Brad
Wow, thanks again for sharing! Looking forward to showing this to my boys. We were thinking of you all over the holidays and wondering what and where you were (big smile). BTW, thanks for the "No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place." ~Zen quote (beautiful). Keep well, Love M & family.
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