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Trek to Tengboche Days 3-4

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [142]

Trek to Tengboche Monastery Have been trying for days to upload the first two days of this blog, but the system doesn't accept it. I haven't a clue why. Please just see the photos. Trek to Tengboche Days 3-... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Manakamana

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [136]

Manakamana When I was in Nepal for the first time in 2000, my colleague, Jeet Joshee, and I were leading a group of students from the University of Connecticut on a three-week study abroad program. Jeet’s brother in Kathmandu had put the ... Read more >

Tags: hindu temple

Lumbini

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [134]

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Buddha As the Buddha was having his last conversation with his long-time companion and cousin, Ananda, he mentioned that there were four places that pilgrims should go and if they did, they would be more ... Read more >

Tags: buddhism, sacred site

Back in Kathmandu: Kathmandu Valley Pilgrimage Sites

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [132]

Back in Kathmandu It has been nine years since my last trip to Nepal, and in the meantime the 2015 earthquake did a tremendous amount of damage and cost almost 9,000 lives. It has been fascinating to see the changes time and the renovations ... Read more >

Tags: ancient cities, mountains, on the road, temples

Helicopter flight from Tengboche to Kala Pathar to Everest View Hotel

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [101]

Helicopter Flight from Tengboche to Kala Pathar and Everest View Hotel As Tengboche was the last place on the EBC trail that had hot water, and I’m partial to a shower after a hike, I decided to treat myself to a helicopter flight ... Read more >

Tags: helicopter over the himalayas, trekking

Trek to Tengboche Day 2

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [98]

Day 2 Monjo to Namche Bazar and Everest Museum We left Monjo at 7am before the German group that also stayed at the guesthouse. They were a friendly group of ca. 15 hikers, who looked to be around 50 years old. They appeared to be ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Beginning of the Trek to Tengboche Day 1

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [131]

Beginning of the Trek to Tengboche Monastery Tengboche is perhaps the most important monastery in the Solo Khumbu region. The lama at the monastery has traditionally been the person to bless those who attempt to climb the sacred mountain Sagarmatha, ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Tengboche and Heli Flight videos

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 | By krodin | Views [107]

Here are the links to two videos from my October 2022 trek to Tengboche and then a helicopter flightfrom Tengboche to Kala Patar and back to Everest View Lodge. The heli video is intended for friends to at least virtually go on the ride with me ... Read more >

Tags: helicopter ride, trek