Sunbeams over the Himalayas
Carefully the first rays of the sun rise above the Himalayas . But in the twilight there is already a lot of activity in the Nepalese villages at the foot of these mountains. A pan is simmering in the yard. People work hard in the countryside, so concentrates are needed: rice. For the average Nepali, it's on the menu twice a day. The white rice, bath, is mixed with dal, a watery mixture of lentils and some vegetables. Preferably a little piro, spicy seasoned. No problem for an empty stomach either. A tough day awaits visitors passing through: a trekking through the Himalayas . And so a dal bath awaits them too. But guests are taken into account, a little fresh cow's milk makes breakfast a little less sharp on the tongue.
How different is life in Kathmandu . But here too the days start early. If you are looking for a place between the temples on Durbar Square, you will see how the capital slowly awakens. A motorbike speeding across the square startles the sleepy city. It's time to get going. But once all the merchants have displayed their wares, life breaks loose. Smells, colors and sounds fill the narrow streets of the old city center Thamel . Streets that get narrower every minute due to the increasing number of people and the thick rows of piled up merchandise.
But there is more between the capital and the countryside. The ancient royal capital ofBhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley, on the ancient trade route between India and Tibet. Its terracotta-colored palaces, pagodas, temples and shrines suffered greatly from the April 2015 earthquake, but are now under reconstruction. The city of Pokhara , located on Lake Phewa where the snow-capped Himalayan peaks reflect in undulating water. And the Chitwan National Park is also one of the highlights of this country. Nothing in Nepal is gray except for the elephants and rhinos that roam here.
