Wow, on checking todays news in Nepals newspaper, I noticed the “EURO 2008-Countdown-Banner” in the top of the right column. Especially interesting, as the Euro 2008 is this year in Austria and Switzerland. I am going to check, if there are live-broadcasts of the soccer-games in this country. This could work, as time-difference is +3.45 hrs. and this time is still OK for the audience to watch it. Interesting.

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/index.asp?date=current

Flying from Kathmandu to Delhi I saw some mountains which are higher than 8000 m. Unfortunally the weather last days was not good to do a “Everest Flight” - so, this is one of the only “Himalaya-Pictures”.

It was great, seeing those mountains, where you don’t expect mountains above the sky…

This was in the area of Pokhara - maybe Annapurna or so…

Good luck Nepal to your way from monarchy to ‘democracy’ within the next days!

Having some chilling days in Kathmandu. Visiting temples and the city and going by bus and riksha to some other interesting places. Kathmandu is interesting. It has got a big number of bars, clubs, restaurants, shops, internet-cafes… There are a lot of asia-live-bands playing in the clubs on the roof bars at night (until 10 or 11 PM) music from bob marley, guns’n'roses, u2, lenny kravitz with their old hits. A lot of other travellers and local youths.

Kathmandu differs a lot from India - even the people seem to have a different mindset. It is cleaner, and the younger people are more “western” dressed (sneakers, t-shirt- trouser, sunglasses)… But still not forget the poorness of the people here. There is again a big big gap between modern live-music-shisha-clubs and the street, which is separated by security-guards…

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The first days in Kathmandu/Nepal. Interesting and different to the places I have seen in India. Kathmandu is a quite touristy place and I have never met so many tourists before then here during this trip. A lot of temples and interesting places…

Here is everything: Internet on every corner, shops, restaurants, bars, rikshas, tourism - the business is running! Also the people are a little bit different and quite “western-styled”. The prizes are low and its possible to have a complete lunch with drinks under 1 US-$. Trekking-Clothes, jackets, T-Shirts, shoe, hats and coats on every corner - faked brands quite cheap…

So far my first impressions from Kathmandu.

I made a long walk through the city today and after having this internet-break I am off to Pashupatinath - a Hindu-place in Kathmandu next to the river. Tomorrow I am planning to go outside of Kathmandu, visiting some smaller villages.

Cool, can’t really believe, but I suceeded in arriving my last point on my trip this morning by plane: Kathmandu (Yeti-Airlines) from Bhadrapur, where I stayed over night. There are some poliotical strikes and protest at the moment in Kathmandu, many shops are closed, many people on the street… I am feeling save. More about Kathmandu the next time…

Now a short GPS-Update from the flight from Bhadrapur to Kathmandu in Google Maps. I asked for permission to track this, so - everything is OK…

If you have got Google Earth, you can maybe find out and see the altitude of the flight, etc. - I have no idea, if those data have been convertetd too: User this KML-File for Google Earth…

 

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