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Goldenmaggot
2005-09-09 18:49:11

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After a holiday in India we drove to Delhi airport for our flight to Nepal. While waiting at check-in, we got talking to an American violinist. His name is Jack Glatzer, and he now lives in Portugal, where he teaches. His is going to Kathmandu to give a couple of concerts, sponsored by the American Embassy. He invited us to one of his concerts, we said we would love to go, he will get the tickets to us at our hotel.
The views as we flew into Kathmandu were lovely - the late evening sun low across the Himalayan mountains, shining on the big, fluffy clouds, made our entry into Nepal very memorable.

The first thing that hit me as soon as we got out of the aircraft was the clean, fresh smell of the mountains. After India it was a real breath of fresh air. I noticed, on the side of our plane was the word 'Yeti'. I asked if I could photograph it. I got permission with a smile.

In the airport building we are greeted with smiles all round. The man checking our passport said to me "You remember the war?". I told him I was too little then. He then saw Ralph's date of birth and said "YOU remember big war!?" Ralph said that he did, and all was big smiles. "You come from England - very good place." We felt really welcome.

Our porter walked to the head of the queue, and put our cases up. "English," he said, pointing at the passports. Cases chalked, video camera checked, and we were away.
We were met by a lady who welcomed us with garlands of flowers. I think we are going to like Nepal.

We arrived at our hotel 'Himalaya'. After dinner we watched a cultural show which was very funny, especially the yeti dance.

The next morning I threw back the curtains to get my first good view of the Himalayas. FOG!! We couldn't even see to the end of the hotel grounds.

Nepal is the only Hindu kingdom in the world, ...