Because we were traveling with a child, we Slow hours, we reached the pass and slowly made our way towards Syangboche, The view towards the mountain range was terrific, and Took the chance to pick a snowball fight with one of our porters, who was more Visible, as we hiked in March and thus very early in the season. We passed a frozen waterfall, and in many places, the winter snow was still The warm guesthouse, as the temperature dropped the minute the sun was gone.ĭay we continued upwards along the road that was carved into the mountainside. Much more intense before everything faded back to grey. The shadows in the deep valleysĪnd gorges that cut through the plateau grew longer, and the colours became so Of the most amazing sunsets I have ever seen. The story of the mouse trapped in a castle had many sequels! Photo: Eva WienersĪrriving in Samer, I took an evening walk through the village and witnessed one Spirits, and Miriam kept finding interesting things along the way that kept herīusy. Even though we ate through a lot of our snacks that day, we were in excellent The trail was exciting, andĮvery turn gave us a better view of the crazy moon landscape that we wereĬrossing. After another hour along the river, we started our climb for theĭay, as Samer is 600 metres higher than Chhusang. Shaligram, a fossil that was transported with the river. Of the Kali Gandaki, and with her eagle eyes, Miriam immediately spotted a Thought could possibly fit in her stomach.ĭay we continued our hike towards Samer. These round momos made entirely out of doughĪre her favorite, and are a typical food from Tibet. We stayed at was super excited to get to meet my daughter, and readily offered BecauseĬhildren trekking this route are such a rare sight, the owner of the teahouse Up stories around them: a mouse was trapped in a castle, a dragon was guardingĬouple of hours of easy hiking, we reached our first stop in Chhusang. Miriam, discovered weird-looking rock formations everywhere and started to make Look more and more alien – we felt like we were on the moon. Once we left the fertile fields of Kagbeni behind us, the landscape started to To Lo Manthang and hugs the mountain on the right side of the Kali Gandaki River. The first part of the trek follows the road that leads all the way To be allowed to pass thisĬheckpoint, trekkers need to obtain a permit in Kathmandu, which costs US$500įor 10 days. Our hike in Kagbeni, where foreign visitors must show the special permit thatĪllows you to enter the restricted area of Mustang. Me and my eight-year-oldĭaughter ventured into the forbidden kingdom last year, and had an Legends of the old kingdom are fascinating for young and old. Due to its special permit restrictions, it is not asĬrowded as some other trekking areas in the country and the mysteries and Great country to trek with kids, and Mustang is one of the best places you canĬhoose as a family. Monks of the past would still be protecting this sacred landscape. Mustang, with all its magic and mystery, really pulls you in, and surely the The electricity poles, but part of me still believes my daughter’s version. She thinks it is monks singing in the past to protect the land from demons.įind out that it is actually the noise of the wind blowing through the holes in I ask my daughter, who is walking with me, if she can hear it too, and she tells me that she can. But what is it? There is no-one around us, and the next village is still ten kilometres ahead. After a while I notice my friend, who is walking a bit ahead of me, also turning her head right and left – she is also hearing something. I can’t really put my finger on it, but it sounds like somewhere in the distance, someone is chanting. As we are walking down the dusty path through the moon-like landscape, I feel like there is some sound in the air.
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