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Crossing Laurebina La
Crossing Laurebina La on our way to the Gosainkunda Lakes. When trekking from Sundarijal to the Gosainkunda Lakes you’ll have to cross Laurebina La. The elevation of the highest point of this pass is 4,600 m. Laurebina La from a distance
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Trek to Laurebina La
Hiking further on our way to the Laurebina La (Pass) and onwards to the Gosainkunda Lakes Muddy and slippery trail because of the rain. Happy girl with doll at a trekking lodge during our lunch break. Trekking lodge
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Helambu Trek
Away from busy Kathmandu. On our way on the Helambu-Langtang trek from Sundarijal to Dunche, via the Gosainkunda Lakes Unfortunately the rainy season hasn’t ended so the weather / sky is not always clear.
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Bouddhanath Stupa
Spending a pleasant sunny afternoon at Bouddhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Valley The famous and impressive Bouddhanath Stupa “shining” bright in the sunlight. View of Ganesh Himal from Bouddhanath Women carrying their young children around the stupa Old men resting at the stupa
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Women celebrating Teej festival
Nepali women celebrating Teej festival around the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu Valley. Teej is the fasting festival of women in Nepal. Married women across the nation observe Teej fast to honor Lord Shiva and for long and healthy life of their husband. Unmarried girls also observe fast on during this festival for good luck finding a good husband. Teej celebrations lasts for three days. Performing traditional dances and singing songs form an important part of the Teej festival celebrations. The color red is considered to be auspicious for women observing Teej fast and so most of the women dress up in red and/or bridal clothes.
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First impression of Kathmandu
Some photos taken during a first morning stroll through the old town of Kathmandu Ason Tole Seed sellers at Ason Tole Some kids who want to be on the photo.
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Entering Nepal at Zhangmu-Kodari border
Today we left Tibet and went to Nepal. What a huge difference: from the high, dry and oxigen poor plain to the green, humid and narrow valleys. Valley near Kodari and Tatopani From the Tibetan border to the Nepal border in the back side of a truck. Valley a bit further (down) en route towards Kathmandu
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Tingri to Nyalam
Our last leg on the way to Nepal: from Tingri to Nyalam, a town at the Tibet-Nepal border We managed to get a lift from a jeep that was on its way back to the Nepalese border after it brought tourists to Lhasa. Empty landscape in Tibet Empty plateau in Tibet.
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Mount Everest and Cho Oyu from Tingri in Tibet
The north face of Mount Everest as seen from Old-Tingri in Tibet in the evening hours. As we were hitchhiking from Lhasa to the border between Tibet and Nepal we were not able to easily reach the base camp of Mount Everest since there was hardly any traffic on the route between the “highway” and the direction of base camp. We spent few nights in Tingri before heading on towards Kathmandu. Below a photo of the Cho Oyu mountain as seen from Tingri. Cho Oyu is a mountain on the border of Tibet and Nepal. It’s peak is 8.188 m.
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Surroundings of old Tingri
Some photos of the surroundings of old Tingri in Tibet Tibetan houses and water spout Man driving home the harvest on his horse cart while two foals accompany them. People working in/near barley fields near Old Tingri in Tibet.
