Daytrek at Nagarkot and getting ready for trekking Manaslu - but also weather from the cyclone Hudhud We have now had a few day in Kathmandu, having a cozy time here at the house, and getting ready for trekking. We have bought the last things we need and now hope that it is a bit cold in the mountains, as we are well equipted with wollen and downed stuff! In the days that passed, we went to see the White Gumpa, up on the hills just outside Kathmandu, together w...

Tibetan butter tea, Dashain Festival and we have planned our trekking trip! Since last post on the blog, we have meet a very kind Tibetan guy, Yamjang. He is 30 years old and has lived in the Tibetan refugee camp in Jawalakhel for the last 25 years. He showned us around in the camp, where we saw their home for elderly people without family to take care of them. We meet some of the women living there, and they were sitting in a cosy room, with their prayer wheels...

Investigating Kathmandu Friday, our first whole day in Kathmandu, started with buying buss tickets to Biratnagar. We were unsure, where we could buy the tickets, so we got a nice man from the hotel to help us find the place. Our driver helped us buying the tickets, as the man at the ticket counter did not speak and understand much english and was difficult the hear over the trafic noise and constant sound of hunking cars, motorcycles, busses, strange looking tr...

23th September starte with grandma and granddad arriving from the morning for the. We packed the cars (we could not fit in one) with four backpacks, hand lugage and one large bag filled with presents, and they drove us to the train in Hornslet.. We had time for a good cup of coffee at Emmerys in Aarhus, before the took the train to Copenhagen. Our plan A for overnight stay had got the flu, (hope you feel better, Maria), so our plan B was good old Nyboder - thank...