Some of my favourite places are in the tropics at high altitudes....Guatemala, Ecuador and Nepal.
Somehow the exoticness wrapped up in sunny days and cooled down by the altitude, makes my senses come alive.
This trip to Nepal, in spite of the pollution and haziness had all of this going for it and more.
Unfortunately it was so hazy the mountain views were almost non existent, but wandering around Kathmandu and then up in Nagarkot, which at over 2000 mtrs is very cool, was still a joy.
The food carts are everywhere on the streets of Kathmandu. Fruits and nuts. Lots of healthy snacking.
I love the way they sell the fruit from their bicycles.
The ubiquitous marigolds threaded onto thread for offerings brightened up many a street corner.
We like to take time to go and wander up in the foothills above Kathmandu and visit Nagarkot for a few days then walk back to Kathmandu exploring the countryside and meeting some of the locals and check out what is growing in the gardens there.
Marigolds brighten up the countryside and are growing wild amongst all the homesteads. No wonder they are used as offerings as they epitomise the abundance of the land.
Vases of flowers being prepared for one of the fancier hotels.
We tracked down a cheese factory up in the hills and hoped to score some yak cheese, but felt like we were intruding and didn't see much except for these yellow gum boots. Later we found some cheese in Kathmandu.
Children and chickens having a meal on the front step.
The large homesteads cling to the hillsides above the terraced fields. It seems like the animals are housed in the bottom and the people live on the upper floors.
This woman was carrying a load of straw and manure from the barn to her garden.
It is great to see that good old fashion fertiliser is still being used.
I love the sentiments of this outhouse.
The steep hillsides are terraced for cropping. Some of the narrow terraces had just had the rice harvested and all that remained was the golden stubble. Others had been planted in potatoes that were already starting to flower.
Drying laundry brightens up the countryside.
Locally grown food for sale at a small local store.
Looks like laundry day here as well.
Those of you from New Zealand will recognise these tree tomatoes. I haven't noticed them growing in Nepal before and didn't see any in the market. I wonder if they are a new thing they are trying to grow here.
After wandering around the countryside for a few days it was back to Kathmandu to wind up business before heading back to Thailand.
Somehow the exoticness wrapped up in sunny days and cooled down by the altitude, makes my senses come alive.
This trip to Nepal, in spite of the pollution and haziness had all of this going for it and more.
Unfortunately it was so hazy the mountain views were almost non existent, but wandering around Kathmandu and then up in Nagarkot, which at over 2000 mtrs is very cool, was still a joy.
The food carts are everywhere on the streets of Kathmandu. Fruits and nuts. Lots of healthy snacking.
I love the way they sell the fruit from their bicycles.
The ubiquitous marigolds threaded onto thread for offerings brightened up many a street corner.
We like to take time to go and wander up in the foothills above Kathmandu and visit Nagarkot for a few days then walk back to Kathmandu exploring the countryside and meeting some of the locals and check out what is growing in the gardens there.
Marigolds brighten up the countryside and are growing wild amongst all the homesteads. No wonder they are used as offerings as they epitomise the abundance of the land.
Vases of flowers being prepared for one of the fancier hotels.
We tracked down a cheese factory up in the hills and hoped to score some yak cheese, but felt like we were intruding and didn't see much except for these yellow gum boots. Later we found some cheese in Kathmandu.
Children and chickens having a meal on the front step.
The large homesteads cling to the hillsides above the terraced fields. It seems like the animals are housed in the bottom and the people live on the upper floors.
This woman was carrying a load of straw and manure from the barn to her garden.
It is great to see that good old fashion fertiliser is still being used.
I love the sentiments of this outhouse.
The steep hillsides are terraced for cropping. Some of the narrow terraces had just had the rice harvested and all that remained was the golden stubble. Others had been planted in potatoes that were already starting to flower.
Drying laundry brightens up the countryside.
Locally grown food for sale at a small local store.
Looks like laundry day here as well.
Those of you from New Zealand will recognise these tree tomatoes. I haven't noticed them growing in Nepal before and didn't see any in the market. I wonder if they are a new thing they are trying to grow here.
After wandering around the countryside for a few days it was back to Kathmandu to wind up business before heading back to Thailand.
