ANNAPURNA SOUTH, 7,219 m./ 23,684 ft.
Here is Annapurna South of the Annapurna range visible from Poon Hill.
Category: Scenic
POON HILL OR BUST
Here I am taking a break in my 300 m climb from our hotel (Hotel Snowland) to Poon Hill which is at 3,210 m (10, 531.496 063 feet). I could tell that I was at a high altitude, because of the frequent rest stops I needed.
FISHTAIL MOUNTAIN as seen from our Hotel room veranda in Pokhara, Nepal. This was our first view of the mountains, the morning after we arrived in Pokhara.
FRESHLY SQUEEZED Orange/Pineapple Juice. Here is this street vendor in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal filling a glass with juice.
ALICE, my dear wife examining the flower garden behind our hotel in Thamel, the “Hotel Buddha.”
LADY WALKING
The other morning while walking to Banani I passed this lady. I stopped to take some photos, she passed me, and then I passed her again. After that she never quite caught up with me before I moved on after taking a photo of some street scenes. She must have wondered about this funny American that is so taken up with the Dhaka scenery. I think I took 87 photos on that 1.5 hour walk.
MOTORCYCLES
There are some motorcycles here in the city, though not as many as in Thailand.
These are parked in this area, while their owners are jogging, walking, or exercising in a nicely kept area just North of the Parliament building. I remember from my childhood days that my Mother owned a Singer sewing machine, and likely still does. Coming to Bangladesh I realized that Singer also makes motorcyles, and maybe even refrigerators.
CANON
I enjoy taking photos with my Canon Rebel XTI camera. I took this photo with my EF 50 mm 1: 1.8, which is my favorite lens. The shot was taken at 1/400 sec and f 5.0 at ISO 100.
KRISHNACHURA tree is showing its beautiful blossoms along this road behind the Parliament Building. I took a 1 1/2 hour walk from Iqbal Rd to Banani to get to a meeting on Thursday instead of taking public transportation. It was a very nice walk: taking photos, chatting with another pedestrian, soaking in the morning breeze, absorbing the morning sun, and a little sweat soaking the back of my shirt. All in all a pleasant walk.
SADERGHAT, OLD DHAKA
KRISHNACHURA TREES are blooming nicely here in Dhaka.
TRAFFIC JAM
I was coming home on a rickshaw. Half-way home I saw a traffic jam so I decided to get off and walk. This is how it looked on Asad Avenue after I had walked five minutes. I knew I had made the right decision. I made it home in time for my tutor. In this area there is a big jam because parents or guardians are taking their children to school. The small streets just can’t handle this much traffic.
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