After a couple of days spent working, today, I was going on a tour to Bhaktapur and Nagarkot. My driver, Dipendra, came to meet me at 10am. He had had to park the minibus at some distance from my hotel, so we chatted as we walked. His son is currently studying hospitality at the University of East London. He's finding the culture shock and the weather difficult to deal with. I'm not surprised - it's the first time he has been out of Nepal! Once we reached the van, we drove a short distance to pick up Sajina, the guide for the day, and then on to Thamel to collect the only other guest, Rosa from Poland.
Sajina gave us a brief introduction to the day, and then we set off for the 90-minute drive to Nagarkot. On the way, Rosa and I chatted non-stop about travel 😄. The scenery as we climbed into the hills was stunning. The reason for going to Nagarkot was to get a good view of the Himalayas, including Everest. Sadly, despite the sunny day and blue sky, the mountains were covered in clouds. We did get the odd glimpse of a peak appearing through the top of the clouds, but it wasn't clear enough to photograph, not with my phone anyway!
From Nagarkot, we drove down into the Kathmandu Valley to visit Bhaktapur, passing many brick-making plants, with their distinctive towering kilns, on the way.Read more
March 18 in Nepal ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C