Tibetan Border to Kathmandu Photo Gallery
The five hour ride from the Tibet/Nepal
border to Kathmandu was one of the most exciting parts
of my travels. It was a straight drop from the Himalayas
to the Kathmandu valley with a river on my right,
unadulterated wilderness on both sides, landslide
remnants blocking the roads, and streams that we had to
cross. Of course, getting stopped by Maoist Rebels and
paying a ransom ("contribution to the cause", as they
called it) will make for excitement any day. There was
even a receipt book for our payment, but the tears in
the eyes of our driver showed it was no joke (initially
we were refusing to pay).
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Nepali buses all look like something straight out of the Carribean
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Bridge separating Nepal and Tibet
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Beautiful waterfall
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Passing through a stream
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Women washing her clothes
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Road we took
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Amazing landscape
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I would have loved to cross this bridge
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Picture of the money-handlers as we drove off
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Picture of the military checkpoint only 5 miles from the Maoist Rebels
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