April 6, 2012 @ Pokhara, Nepal


Another early morning for sunrise

Nilgiri North @ 7061m

Pokhara valley

Sunrise @ Pokhara

Sarangkot view tower is still very far away

House enroute

Golden mountain

Kitty @ Sarangkot view tower

Another cloudy day, cannot see the sunrise clearly

We got up at 4:30am to climb to the hilltop of Sarangkot

Usually it is not as hazy in the morning

Clouds slowly moving away

Satelite tower @ Saragkot hilltop

Sunrise behind the clouds

Elevation @ 1592m

Where are the boys?

FF & Me

Annapurnal I (8091m) aka the Fish Tail

Kitty

Still a layer of cloud above Pokhara

Green mountain, blue sky and white cloud!

FF on top of Annapurnal I (8091m)

For a while we thought this is Mt. Everest

Taking a photo of Kitty taking a pic of herself and FF

Me & FF

The clouds kick in again

While the clouds overcast Pokhara clear out a bit

Fields enroute

Child fetching water in the morning

Knee jarring decent takes 40 minutes to get up

Prayer flags

Going down is about 20 minutes?

Sheeps

The sheep species are tiny in Nepal

Morning is the best time for photography

They are just about the size of dogs

Here is where the boys have been hiding

Big breakfast after hiking

Very busy

Pokhara and the Annapurna mountain ranges on a clear day

Splendid View Hotel, highly recommended!

So cute

Shopping time

Phewa Lake

Temple in the middle of Phewa Lake

Nepali lunch set again

One of the Nepal*s most beautiful spots

Kids taking a nude bath

The women take bath here too!

Then do the laundry

Really bummpy ride to Dhampus

View from Dhaulagiri View Hotel

Rainbow!

Dhaulagiri View Hotel

Nice garden with view of the Annapurna mountain ranges

Basic room for 500 NPR a night only

Solar powered water heater = no hot water after sunset

Some European resort feel

What are these?

Dried corn

Deluxe room for 700 NRP

Annapurna II @ 7937m??

Nepali girls

They know the *Kong Lui* post as well

Dhaulagiri View Hotel

Usually the women and children do the hard work

Life is not easy in Nepal

Annapurna mountain ranges

Cheering hot chocolate

Full moon night

French onion soup

More Nepali meal set


Pokhara Valley


Pokhara Valley from Sarangkot View Tower


Phewa Lake


View from Dhaulagiri View Hotel