Tag Archive: Nepal


THIS IS A COMMON VIEW OUT OUR HOTEL WINDOW ON SCHOOL DAYS!

View from Above!

View from Above!

I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THESE STRAWBERRIES AT THIS TIME OF YEAR!  They let me taste me one, and I immediately bought a small pack to take back for Alice to taste as well.  We are enjoying our stay at the Hotel Encounter Nepal hotel.  The tub and hot water are a special treat for my wife, Alice!

A large pile of strawberries brings back childhood memories of picking 100 quart of berries on my parent's strawberry patch!

A large pile of strawberries brings back childhood memories of picking 100 quart of berries on my parent’s strawberry patch!

I COULDN’T RESIST SLIPPING THIS EXTRA BLOG SINCE I DO HAVE INTERNET ACCESS HERE IN OUR ROOM.

We went to this coffee since it had Wi-Fi!  That day it seemed to have a poor connection, but at least I could recharge my laptop battery!  So much for my skills at photography!  In the photo of me, my face is in focus.  In the photo of Alice her face is not in focus! Sorry, folks, maybe next time.

Sorting and tagging photos while drinking a pot of tea.

Sorting and tagging photos while drinking a pot of tea.

Happy with her Americano coffee while reading on her Kindle!

Happy with her Americano coffee while reading on her Kindle!

HAPPY 42ND ANNIVERSARY TODAY FOR Alice, my wonderful wife and I.  She has been a faithful comrade throughout life.  Whether hiking in Nepal, Colorado, Arizona or Bali she has been a trooper navigating canyons, volcanoes, and mountains! Married life, in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ontario, Ohio and Bangladesh! I thank God for giving me such a wonderful companion.  I met her on September 18, 1966 in beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and married her 1,000 days later!!

On a 4 day hike in Nepal from near Pokhara up to Poon Hill and back.

Celebrating our 40th anniversary!

Day 44

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY TO MY SWEETHEART!  We celebrated our first Valentine’s Day together in 1967.  This photo was taken in Pokhara, Nepal.  We had just returned from a 4 day trek in the Annapurna range, climbing to Poon Hill and back. We had to do a visa run and used this opportunity to go to Nepal and celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary.

Day 242

SANTOSHI, my adopted Nepali daughter.  She did a great job of making us feel at home.  She works in the office of the “Nepal EnvironmentalTreks and Expedition, LTD.  They arranged for our memorable trekking experience in the foothills of the Himalayas.  These are photos she took just recently when she visited Pokhara, the place we stayed at before and after our hiking.

TranquilitySantoshiSantoshi at falls

Day 192

MOMOS

These were one of our favorite treats during our Nepal visit.  Filled with cabbage, etc.

Delicious!

Day 174

CORNBREAD – Nepali style!

This morning I went to a local hotel (restaurant) and had a great breakfast of bhaji (spicy veg) and nan-ruti (one kind of Bengali bread) for 20 tk (30 cents U.S.D).  I decided to show you the cornbread as they fix it in Nepal.  This piece of bread, made with corn meal,  is hollow.  and  is quite tasty.

Fresh and Tasty

SARA & REGINA, friends we met on the Annapurna trail, at a rest stop between Pokhara and Kathmandu, and again later in Kathmandu.

Sara & Regina

Day 170

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, to my wife, Alice.

Now I am again living with an older woman.  I follow close behind her, since I will turn 61 in August!

Here she is having fun with a Nepali lady, likely about all the photos I was taking!

Having fun!

Day 169

PENCIL TRICKS

I stopped at this boy’s home and gave all the children a pencil.  This young lad found many things to do with his pencil.  Here he is sticking it up his nose!  Little boys are creative aren’t they!

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Day 168

DWELLING ON HILLSIDE ON A TRAIL IN THE ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT.

Home on a Nepali Hillside