Showing posts with label Nepal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nepal. Show all posts

Monday, 22 April 2013

Dia 294 / Day 294 - April 22/2013


En la mañana tomamos una taxicleta y estuvimos visitando los monasterios que han construido en esta zona.  Estuvimos visitando varios de ellos, pero sin duda alguna el mas bonito es el de China.

A las 11:00am salimos para Belahiya, el pueblo fronterizo con India.  Cruzamos la frontera sin ningun problema, de hecho es un chiste pasar entre los dos paises; tomamos un colectivo que nos llevo a Gorakhpur.  El colectivo nos dejo en la estacion del tren donde compramos los tiquetes de tren para llegar a Calcuta.

Despues de tener los tiquetes de tren buscamos un hotel donde quedarnos.  Ya que en Gorakhpur no hay napda para hacer decidimos quedarnos al frente de la estacion.

En la noche estuvimos en un internet café donde compramos los tiquetes aereos para volar a Bangkok.

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In the morning we took a bicycle taxi that took us around the monasteries.  We visited some of them but the most beautiful is the Chinese monastery.

At 11:00am we went to Belahiya, a border town with India.  There we crossed the border without any issue, it is actually a joke crossing between both countries.  We then took a mini bus that brought us to Gorakhpur.  The mini bus dropped us off at the train station where we bought the train tickets to go to Kolkata.

After buying the train tickets we found a hotel where we are going to spend the night.  Since there is nothing to do in Gorakhpur we have decided to stay right in front of the train station.

In the evening we went to an internet café where we bought the tickets to flight to Bangkok.


Gran Drigung Kagyund Loto Stupa - Fundacion Tara (Monasterio Aleman), Lumbini, Nepal
Great Drigung Kagyud Lotus Stupa - Tara Foundation (German Monastery), Lumbini, Nepal

Udyana Mahachaitya - Centro Mundial para la Paz y Unidad, Lumbini, Nepal
Udyana Mahachaitya - World Centre for Peace and Unity, Lumbini, Nepal

Monasterio Coreano, Lumbini, Nepal
Korean Monastery, Lumbini, Nepal


Monasterio Chino, Lumbini, Nepal
Chinese Monastery, Lumbini, Nepal

Templo Internacional Geden, Lumbini, Nepal
Geden International Temple, Lumbini, Nepal

Llama Eterna, Lumbini, Nepal
Ethernal Flame, Lumbini, Nepal

Monasterio Tailandes, Lumbini, Nepal
Royal Thai Buddhist Monastery, Lumbini, Nepal

Templo de Oro de Myanma, Lumbini, Nepal
Myanmar Golden Temple, Lumbini, Nepal

En la frontera entre Nepal e India "Bienvenidos a India", Belahiya, Nepal
At the border between Nepal and India "Welcome to India", Belahiya, Nepal

El colectivo de Nautanwa a Gorakhpur, India
Mini bus from Nautanwa to Gorakhpur, India

Vaca tratando de comprar tiquetes de tren, Gorakhpur, India
Cow trying to buy train tickets, find him, Gorakhur, India

Creanlo o no el dueño del negocio esta ahi dormido, encuentrenlo, Gorakhpur, India
Believe it or not the owner of the business is sleeping there, find him, Gorakhur, India

Sunday, 21 April 2013

Dia 293 / Day 293 - April 21/2013


Hoy tomamos el bus de Pokara a Lumbini, salimos a las 8:00am en un “bus turistico” y supuestamente se demora 4 o 5 horas… bueno, para sorpresa nuestra el bus no es un bus turistico es un bus local pero nos cobraron como si fuera un bus turistico.  Ya que es un bus local para cada 5 minutos a recoger y descargar pasajeros, todos los turistas estan furiosos porque nos cobraron mucho mas por un servicio que no existe… que fraude!  La conclusion es que no hay “buses turisticos” en Nepal, el unico es de Kathmandu a Pokara.

En el bus iba un policia y le dijimos que hiciera parar el bus en una estacion de policia para hacer un reporte por fraude pues nos habian robado la plata… para nuestra sorpresa el policia no pudo hacer nada, el chofer no le paro ni cinco de bolas, que falta de autoridad la de la policia en estos paises… son realmente unos pintados en la pared.

Llegamos a un pueblo a 23Km de Lumbini donde nos toco tomar un taxi para poder llegar a Lumbini… esto tampoco nos lo habian dicho, el tiquete que compramos decia Lumbini… otra tumbada!

En la tarde estuvimos visitando el lugar donde nacio Buda y otros lugares de interes.

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Today we took the bus from Pokara to Lumbini, we left at 8:00am in a “tourist bus” and we are supposed to arrive in Lumbini after 4 or 5 hours… what a surprise, this is not a tourist bus, it is a local bus and they charged us like if it was a tourist bus.  Since it is a local bus it stops evey 5 minutes to pick up and drop off passengers; all the tourists were furious because they charged us a lot more for a service that does not exist… another scam!  I can say that there is not such a tourist bus in Nepal other than the one from Kathmandu to Pokara.

There was a police officer on the bus and we asked him to stop the bus at a police station to file a complaint for fraud so we could get our money back… to our surprise the police officer could not do anything, the driver ignored him and that was it.  What a lack of authority of the police officer in this part of the world.

We arrived in a town 23Km away from Lumbini where we had to take a taxi to go to Lumbini… they did not tell us about this either, the ticket said Lumbini… another scam!

In the afternoon we went to visit Buddha’s place of birth and other site of interes.


En el camino de Pokara a Lumbini, Nepal
On the way from Pokara to Lumbini, Nepal

En el camino de Pokara a Lumbini, Nepal
On the way from Pokara to Lumbini, Nepal

Lumbini, Nepal

Lugar donde nació Buda, Lumbini, Nepal
Buddha's birthplace, Lumbini, Nepal

Lugar donde nació Buda, Lumbini, Nepal
Buddha's birthplace, Lumbini, Nepal

Ruinas de monasterios del lugar donde nació Buda, Lumbini, Nepal
Ruins of monasteries around Buddha's birthplace, Lumbini, Nepal

Torre de Ashoka, Lumbini, Nepal
Ashoka's pillar, Lumbini, Nepal

Hay que pagar diferente si la entrada al baño es corta o larga, que les parece?, Lumbini, Nepal
What a creative sign, Lumbini, Nepal

Flores silvestres, Lumbini, Nepal
Wildflowers, Lumbini, Nepal

Flores silvestres, Lumbini, Nepal
Wildflowers, Lumbini, Nepal

Flores silvestres, Lumbini, Nepal
Wildflowers, Lumbini, Nepal

Saturday, 20 April 2013

Dia 292 / Day 292 - April 20/2013


Hoy es el ultimo dia de caminada en las montañas.  Salimos del hotel en la mañana rumbo a Nayapul.  Recorrimos 13.3Km en 6.5 horas.  Hoy pasamos por pueblos pequeños donde pudimos ver algo de la cultura de este pais.  Vimos como la gente transporta los articulos de basica necesidad, como le traen el pasto a los animales, etc.  Tambien pudimos ver muchos niños jugando pues ya estan en vacaciones.

Fueron 58Km en total los que caminamos durante los 4 dias… en algunos momentos el camino fue bastante duro, muchas escalas para arriba y para abajo; pero disfrutamos de un paisaje espectacular, buena comida y excelente compañia.

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Today is our last day of trekking in the Annapurna range.  We left the hotel in the morning and after 13.3Km and 6.5 hours we arrived in Nayapul.  Today was a beautiful walk, we passed by small towns and we could see a little bit of the culture of this country.  We could see how people live, how they transport goods and how they bring food for the animals.  We could also see lots of kids playing because they are on holidays.

It was a total of 58Km over 4 days… at times the trails were difficult, lots of steps up and down; but we really enjoyed amazing landscapes, good food and nice people.


Annapurna Sur, Ghandruk, Nepal
Annapurna South, Ghandruk, Nepal

Montaña Machhapuchhre, Ghandruk, Nepal
Machhapuchhre mountain, Ghandruk, Nepal

Vista desde Ghandruk, Nepal
View from Ghandruk, Nepal

Vista desde Ghandruk, Nepal
View from Ghandruk, Nepal

Mulas trabajando, Ghandruk, Nepal
Mules at work, Ghandruk, Nepal

Mulas trabajando, Ghandruk, Nepal
Mules at work, Ghandruk, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Camino Annapurna, Nepal
Annapurna trek, Nepal

Camino Annapurna, Nepal
Annapurna trek, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Camino Annapurna, Nepal
Annapurna trek, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Arando la tierra, Nepal
Plowing the ground, Nepal

Lavando platos, Nepal
Washing dishes, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nepal

Mellizas de India, Nepal
Indian twins, Nepal

El que tiene tienda que la atienda, sino que la venda, Nayapul, Nepal
Who's taking care of the store?, Nayapul, Nepal

Dhal (lentejas) bhat (arroz), Nayapul, Nepal
Dhal bhat 24 hours full power - no toilet no shower, Nayapul, Nepal

Gente de Nepal, Nayapul, Nepal
People of Nepal, Nayapul, Nepal

Final del camino de Annapurna, Nayapul, Nepal
End of Annapurna trek, Nayapul, Nepal

Gallina en canasta, Nayapul, Nepal
Chicken in a basket, Nayapul, Nepal

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