Nepal bound!

OK... I am writing this because writing helps me think.

Here's the plan:  On December 27 we will head to Abu Dhabi early in the morning.  We will see Sheikh Zayed mosque, drive along the corniche (Gulf highway) and see the amazing archecture of Abu Dhabi.  We will arrive at the airport at noon and fly off to Kathmandu at 2PM.  We will arrive at 8 and go straight to the hotel after clearing customs.

In the morning we will have Nepali omelette (a reason to go to Nepal all by itself), head to the Hindu temple and see the funeral pyres.

Nepali omelette.

This is the Hindu temple where they wash and burn the dead (not shown).

We will then go to the airport and fly to Pokhara around 11.  In the afternoon in Pokhara we can walk around the street festival or go for the world's longest zip line.

The next day we will also have time to see the street festival and go paragliding.

I hope the weather is this clear when we are in Nepal.  Paragliding and seeing this is the most amazing thing I've ever done.

Eco-Village at night:  This was taken at midnight using a 30 second exposure.  The colors were not visible to my eyes and you can see stars at the top of the picture.

In the after noon of the 29th we will head up to Eco-village.  It's a place designed to help tourists see how to live ecologically friendly.  It's also a place where they grow many vegetables, including Dad's popcorn.  If we are feeling particularly hearty we can spend the night.

On the 30th we will fly back to Kathmandu.  In Kathmandu we will head to the Monkey temple and feed monkeys.  We will also see Durbar Square - a 900 year old(?) temple and Thamel, the touristy area of Kathmandu where we will be staying.

Feeding monkeys never gets old... which reminds me... Miriam... I need you to bring a very large bag of peanuts.  We have learned over the years that monkeys love peanuts. Oranges, bananas and cocunut are OK but they LOVE peanuts in the shell.  Bring 3 pounds.  (At least.)

This is the actual temple at the Monkey temple - it is Buddhist with the Eyes of Nepal.

On the 31st we will fly back to the UAE.