Kathmandu to kochin via Delhi

With our last day in Nepal we felt obliged to see one last sight. The enormous Stupa was a popular attraction so we did some taxi negotiations for a lift there. On the way, the heavens opened and torrential rain ensued for the next few hours. We took shelter in a cafe for a cup of tea and waited for it to pass. The stupa was quite badly damaged in the earthquake so we couldn't get inside. We did a couple of laps of it, before deciding to call it a day and head ba...

The day stayed with a breakfast in the courtyard of at a small restaurant close to our hostel. We chatted to an old English man who used to live in Kathmandu and now spends lots of time here. Breakfast was followed by a walk into the main Thamel streets which meant passing our favourite place, OR2K so we opted for breakfast number 2. The rest of the morning as spent picking up souvenirs and wandering the narrow streets. With sore bodies from the trek, we decided ...

Bikram told us that Bom had decided to stay in Lukla overnight and that he wanted to help us take our bags to the airport and say goodbye. After breakfast, he knocked on our door with his every smiling face and slung our bags on our back as we all made our way to Lukla airport. The weather was good which was a relief, as the previous 2 days had seen cancelled flights due to mist. We made it aboard the 1970s tiny plane and took our seats at the front, and this tim...

The last day! A long 24k trek back down to Lukla and the much anticipated finish line! It was another stunner of a morning and our spirits were sky high after reaching Namche - and that hot shower. The first part of the trek was steep down - the same down that was the gruelling 'up' through the heat on day two. We made quick progress down through the trees and had our final glimpse of Everest on the way. We eventually arrived back down at the large suspension bri...