Climbing Mount Everest the hard way!
Mount Everest. Touring Kathmandu and Patan yesterday was surprisingly interesting and exotic. However, the main purpose of our trip to Nepal was to go up Mount Everest. Since Kathmandu is already at an elevation of 4,600 feet, we only had another 25,000 feet or so to climb to reach the summit. I had been warned…
Japan Favorite Experiences
A Few of our Japan Favorite Experiences … GETAWAY WEEKEND JAPANESE STYLE … An overnight or – even better – a getaway weekend at Nishimurya Honkan, a ryokan in the very historic hot springs town of Kinosaki Onsen. We wandered around the charming town as a light mist of rain was falling, creating a beautiful…
Panda Bear keeper for a day
Panda Bear keeper for a day in Chengdu China. Read our previous posting “Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu!” As we were driving to the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding (sic) north of the city of Chengdu, I noticed that the traffic lights had four lights rather than the usual three red, yellow and green ones….
The Gandhi paradox – A day in New Delhi!
The Gandhi paradox. We visited the Gandhi Smriti (Memorial) in the center of New Delhi, the house and garden where Gandhi lived the last month of his life and where he was assassinated on the 30th of January 1948. Even today, the Gandhi Smriti is a remarkably peaceful oasis in the middle of a…
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