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Bus Ride in Nepal
desertpaddler
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Hi All
My 13 year old son and I took a bus ride from Kathmandu to an area called Langtag Lirung on the Tibetan border. We were on our way to to a 4 - 5 day trek (traveling with kids is always an experience and this was my son's 1st trek.)
I've done a full write-up with lots of photos here. In the meantime here are a few photos from the trip.
We had an early start and had to be at what passes for the bus terminus before sunrise. It was nice to see the sun coming up over the old buildings.
The bus station was abuzz with passengers, hawkers and associated hangers-on. I found the mix of old world and modern technology to be fascinating.
The bus was small and crammed with passengers, those not able to fit inside rode on the roof.
My son and I had the front row, but even so it was a very tight fit and the old man in the picture below spent the 8 hour journey on the transmission cover.
As we climbed higher into the hills we went through an endless string of small villages, the bus would stop on demand and allow passengers on and off.
If there was even a hint that the bus would tarry longer than a few minutes we'd scrambled out to stretch our very stiff legs
After a very long and tiring day we finally made it to our guesthouse, from there we would start our trek on the next morning.
We dumped our backpacks and spent the evening around the village to restore circulation to our legs.
When I get some time I'll post some of the actual trek itself.
Enjoy
My 13 year old son and I took a bus ride from Kathmandu to an area called Langtag Lirung on the Tibetan border. We were on our way to to a 4 - 5 day trek (traveling with kids is always an experience and this was my son's 1st trek.)
I've done a full write-up with lots of photos here. In the meantime here are a few photos from the trip.
We had an early start and had to be at what passes for the bus terminus before sunrise. It was nice to see the sun coming up over the old buildings.
The bus station was abuzz with passengers, hawkers and associated hangers-on. I found the mix of old world and modern technology to be fascinating.
The bus was small and crammed with passengers, those not able to fit inside rode on the roof.
My son and I had the front row, but even so it was a very tight fit and the old man in the picture below spent the 8 hour journey on the transmission cover.
As we climbed higher into the hills we went through an endless string of small villages, the bus would stop on demand and allow passengers on and off.
If there was even a hint that the bus would tarry longer than a few minutes we'd scrambled out to stretch our very stiff legs
After a very long and tiring day we finally made it to our guesthouse, from there we would start our trek on the next morning.
We dumped our backpacks and spent the evening around the village to restore circulation to our legs.
When I get some time I'll post some of the actual trek itself.
Enjoy
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Yes really great- if anyone viewing these hasn't clicked on the link to the blog I highly recommend it, sounds like a wonderful trip.
Great shots btw!
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There is something very peaceful about prayer flags in the late evening, these were strung up over the village of Tatopani, the end of our 1st day's trekking.
After a long steady climb to the village it was a balm to our weary bones to soak in the natural hot water springs (Tatopani translates as 'hot water' in the local language.)
Chortens and carved 'mani' stones inscribed with prayers in Tibetan.
I'll post more as I update the blog entries.
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