Special Places and Special People

Gokyo Lake and Village - (see buildings to the left of the lake). Pasang's family home.

Namche Bazaar is a prominent village where Everest trekkers often stop to become more acclimatized to the high altitudes. The tourist trade has helped Namche become the wealthiest district in Nepal. The average income here has been as much as 7 times the national average, and twice as much as the capital city of Kathmandu. In Namche, there are many hotels (lodges), three museums, a stupa, monastery, cafes, and access to the Internet and phone services. The stores in Namche provide supplies for most of the region.

                       The village of Lukla (with the scary airport) even has a Starbucks!

            The Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu region is a major Buddhist site.

                                    The interior of the Tengboche Monastery

 

             About 2.5 million people live in the Kathmandu area. (Altitude 4,600ft.)

Other sites in Kathmandu

 

Boudhanath Stupa at night. The oldest Buddhist monument in Nepal; located in Bouda on the outskirts of Kathmandu. This site dates to the 14th century.

 

Pasang's gallery: The World's Highest Art Gallery

Gokyo, Nepal

 

One of Pasang's paintings

 

 

This yak had nicer attire than many people in Nepal.

It is estimated that each family living in the mountainous regions of Nepal uses more than 2.5 metric tons of wood per year. Much of this is transported by the family members themselves. This little boy is using a namlo to carry a load of wood.

 

Old wooden ladders at one of the Sherpa villages.







 

 Sherpa women in their traditional clothing.

 

Traditional attire of Tamang women. 

 

     

 

                                          The tiny little country of Nepal



 

 

Special People

Pasang Tshering Sherpa, my Internet friend and book project partner.

 

Pasang with his wife (Pushpa Tamang Sherpa) and baby,

Dawa Chogel Sherpa (born in April 2014)