Archive for November, 2006

Near the village of Monjo, Nepal

One of the most enduring memories I have of the trek in Nepal was the unbelievable scenery. One could almost have taken a photo every step of the way. Towards the end of the trek, when breathing and the physical effort was less demanding, I did pause frequently to soak up the great scenery and to take photos. Now, some nine months later, looking at these photos amazes me still. To think I was actually there and saw those wonderful mountains.

Near the village of Monjo, Nepal

As we walked along we passed many lodges. These varied in size from a few rooms through to some with thirty or more rooms. The standard of the buildings varied greatly too, from dilapidated, tired buildings desperately in need of a lick of paint and some major repairs through to new looking, very inviting, well maintained lodges. One that caught my eye from a photographic viewpoint was the evocatively named Yak and Yeti Lodge. We didn’t stop there so I know nothing about it. Made a lovely photo however.

Yak and Yeti Lodge

As we approached the village of Monjo we could hear a very musical chinking sound coming up the valley. It was a building site with dozens of labourers chipping away at the rocks shaping them into building bricks. Like so many things in Nepal, building sites are very labour intensive.

Building site, Monjo Nepal