20 April: Travelling to Ghara, Nepal
20 April
We left Pun Hill Guest House at Pokhara. Peter indicated we were to leave by 9.30am. I was in a rush as I am feeling tired and prefer not to have to move fast. I understand there are… Continue reading
Swayambhunath Monkey Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal
My friends and I were taken to the Monkey Temple. Here is some information from Wikipedia about this spiritual place.
Swayambhunath (Devanagari: स्वयम्भूनाथ स्तुप; sometimes romanized Swoyambhunath) is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in… Continue reading
Visiting Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu, Nepal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman_Dhoka
Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman… Continue reading
19 April: Pokhara, Nepal
19 April – Pokhara
I slept in which these days is to 8.30am. I noticed there was no-one around from the group so decided to have breakfast. Wasn’t sure where I could have it. I started to walk to the… Continue reading
18 April: Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal
18 April
We had to get up at 5.30am to have breakfast by 6.15am and off by around 6.45am to catch a bus to Pokhara at 7am. I woke up before the wakeup call but felt tired but fine. I… Continue reading
17 April: Kathmandu, Nepal
17 April
We were organised by Peter to go to the office at 9am. I had hoped for a motor bike ride with Kailash at 9.30am. I thought I’d be tired. To my amazement I was up at 6am and… Continue reading
16 April: Kathmandu, Nepal
April 16
Peter organised the night before for all of us to be ready by 6.30am to be at a school by 7am. For me this is not easy as I am not a morning person and I have to… Continue reading
World Report on Nepal – Human Rights Watch
To view the World Report on Nepal go to http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/nepal
Elections held in November to elect the second Constituent Assembly were considered free and fair by international observers. The United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) suffered a significant loss in… Continue reading
15 April: Kathmandu, Nepal
I had a good sleep in and a late breakfast. The rest of the team went to the LEARN Office to meet with Kailash Yongan and Krishna Pun. I spent the morning resting and practicing magic tricks.
Peter knocked on… Continue reading
14 April: Leaving Australia for Nepal
Up at 5.45 Alex took me to the airport and refused to take money for petrol.
I met with the team standing in front of the board showing departures. Peter, Gordon and Pat were there on time. We checked in.… Continue reading