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| Kathmandu |
As a preview to my posts about Nepal, I'd like to share a little inventory of observations (mostly for the trek part). I like to do this from time to time for places I visit.
Times I fell during the trek - 4
Full meals eaten during the trek - 4 or 5
Times I wanted to quit because I was ill - innumerable
Insect bites - 2 - elbow & foot, + a weird rash on my hands, that had no symptoms
New friends made - 20 +
Dal Bhat Eaten - 3
Maximum Altitude - 3210 meters or 10,531.50 feet
Times a porter had to carry my day pack because I was ill - 4
Snow caps seen - too many to mention
Times the locals, our guides and our porters called mountains hills - innumerable
Times trekking poles saved me - over 50
Mantras used - 4
Smiles - a bazillion
Villages seen along the route of trek - 15 +/- (You can't believe where people live)
Guest Houses/ Tea Houses stayed - 4
Amazing porters in my group - 5
Guide - 1
Group size - 13
Stone Stairs - Thousands (literally)
Pre-dawn hike - 1
Sunrise - 3
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Open Air Cremations - 5 (at a Hindu Temple in Kathmandu)
UNESCO sites seen - 4 (Kathmandu)
Monkeys - 20 +
Teas consumed - at least 50
Pictures taken - Over 1,000
Stuppas - 3
Cows roaming the streets - 15-20
Prayer wheels - hundreds
Prayer flags - thousands
Traffic accidents seen - 2 (shocking considering their traffic and driving)
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| Kathmandu - Boudhanatha Stupa |
