{"id":2227,"date":"2014-11-18T12:27:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T12:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/word.christopherwagner.org\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2016-10-09T13:35:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-09T13:35:37","slug":"nepal-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/word.christopherwagner.org\/?p=2227","title":{"rendered":"Nepal 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

The trip through Nepal was pretty incredible. We ended up staying another week and a half in Kathmandu before leaving the country. During that time we ended up getting some good R&R, visited the medieval\u00a0city of Bhaktapur, our guide went to some different temples with us in the Kathmandu valley, had some great food and I had my first haircut outside of the US.<\/p>\n

The remaining time in Nepal was well spent. We took the time to relax for awhile and recharge our batteries after the rigorous hike in the Himalaya. Much like in the mountains, the Nepali people in the city were just nice, just as hard working and just as great to be around. We traipsed through Thamel and discovered some great Western restaurants. We even found a bar a lot like would be found in the US called Tom and Jerry’s. It wasn’t until we found Tom & Jerry’s in Thamel that I realized how much I missed home – western music was playing, the beer was delicious and Jacquelyn greatly enjoyed her margaritas. It was weird to think that we’ve only been on the road for about two months and already I was starting to miss some of the things I enjoyed at home.<\/p>\n

It was fun to see all the people from Europe and North America dress up in Nepali clothes and walk around saying “namaste” while bobbing their heads and holding\u00a0their hands together. It seemed as though white women in their 20s to early 30s were the most susceptible to acquiring the local’s identities even if the locals didn’t really wear the traditional Nepali clothes or walk around bobbing their heads and saying “namaste”. Overall, it was pretty hilarious. It’s akin to the folks I used to work with that would drink the corporate kool-aid \u00a0and become “Mr. or Ms. Corporation” but instead of corporate speak and buzzwords these travelers would speak horribly mangled Hindi and look like idiots. At the very least, I hope their traditional Nepali clothes were comfortable.<\/p>\n

It was great to see our guide again and we were really happy he brought us around to different temples in Kathmandu. We really like Sandesh, it’s too bad he had tragedy befall his family but the Nepali people are an incredibly strong bunch and if anyone can handle it, it’d be the Nepali’s.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, we weren’t quite ready to leave Nepal. It was such a wonderful country and we had such a great time there. \u00a0Someday, it’d be great to go back.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the photos!<\/p>\n

Chris W.<\/p>\n

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