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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Nepal Photos

Hey guys!

harti! vanakum! haha glad to hear things are gg great.

Just wanted to update u guys on what has been gg on. nepal just had their elections on 10 apr so the govt actually declared a 5 day hol for everyone this past week. anyway, the elections went pretty well, peaceful in fact. the maoists won a 75% majority and according to locals, they think thats gd. so hopefully the situation remains that way.
for us, 5 day hol meant that we went travelling! so here are just some photos i wanna share.
no time to write long long, just let the pics do the talking,.

here i am in thamel, where we're staying.
A rooftop cafe in nearby Patan, Kathmandu.

View of the Kathmadu Valley.

we went to the Royal Chitwan National Park. here we are at the resort.

went on a jeep safari into the jungle and plains of the massive park.

also rode on an elephant's back into the jungle like these pple. couldnt get a photo of us.

saw animals!! the classic deer-caught-in-the-headlights stare.

a pissed off water buffalo.

tiger! but was in captivity.

a Gharial crocodile in the marshes.
2 one-horned indian rhinos crossed our path.

rhino up close.

almost got chased by one!

and for the grand finale, a peacock doing a courtship dance to the peahen! we were super lucky to catch this. were watching silently from the elephant's back.

then we went to this place called Pokhara where u can get fantastic mountain views. here i am on a pony. (we horse-backed up a hill to see the views).

and what everyone goes to nepal to see - the himalayas! this is the annapurna mountain range, unfortunately cant see everest from here.

The virgin (unclimbed) mountain Macchapuchre aka Fishtail Mountain. Forbidden to climb by the govt as the pple consider it to be sacred.
us and the mountains. breathtaking.

k thats all for our travelling. tmr we'll be starting sch for gd. plus they work suns here so no more slacking! haha. hope to hear from the guys in singapore. and i miss u all too! wish we could experience all this tog! but india will be great i'm sure.


take care all!
love, adila

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