City and rural life in Nepal
19 juni 2017 - Medan, Indonesië
The last week I've been in Kathmandu. The dusty capital city of Nepal, a busy city with many temples, riksha's and beautiful people. Inmediatly I liked the city.
I visited some beautiful temples. Some beautiful small towns. And stayed at a really nice hostel where I met so many people!
After a couple of days I met with a local, he asked what I wanted to see in Kathmandu and I replied "I would like to see the small villages around Kathmandu". The next day he took me to his village, 2 hour busride and a walk of 90 minutes before we arrived. It was obvious that tourist normaly are not going to this village, as the people where staring so much!
I met his family and saw how hardworking village life is. At a farm with all the organic products and no pollution! The 5 year old girl living there calling me didi Sabine (didi = mrs/miss) we did some improvised games.
In the afternoon we went walking trough the village and seeing the most beautiful landscapes and people. Ladies carrying a basket with their heads that were filled with brick stones, going back and forth for at least 20 times, what a strenght those ladies have some power!! On the ricefields so many women who were doing this hard labour every single day. I have so much respect for these ladies working so hard and so much. What a privileged life I have to be able to see all this and never worked as hard as these ladies do.
The next day we had a challanging and nice hike upto the viewpoint of Kathmandu valley, unfortunatly it was so foggy that we couldn't see anything! After the hike and a slightly spicy lunch we went back to Kathmandu.
The following day was my last day in Nepal.... I really didn't feel ready to leave, but my flight was there.
Now I'm in Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia, haven't seen much so far. Yesterday I wanted to go somewhere in this city but I got lost. It was soooo busy because of the ramadan... and that on a sunday afternoon! I ended up in a shoppingmall and it was really insane!
Tomorrow I'll try to catch a bus that leaves me next to the jungle, to a small village, if my stomach allows me to. (I am a little sick today)
Maybe with my next blog some pictures of orangutans! (Fingers crossed!)
I visited some beautiful temples. Some beautiful small towns. And stayed at a really nice hostel where I met so many people!
After a couple of days I met with a local, he asked what I wanted to see in Kathmandu and I replied "I would like to see the small villages around Kathmandu". The next day he took me to his village, 2 hour busride and a walk of 90 minutes before we arrived. It was obvious that tourist normaly are not going to this village, as the people where staring so much!
I met his family and saw how hardworking village life is. At a farm with all the organic products and no pollution! The 5 year old girl living there calling me didi Sabine (didi = mrs/miss) we did some improvised games.
In the afternoon we went walking trough the village and seeing the most beautiful landscapes and people. Ladies carrying a basket with their heads that were filled with brick stones, going back and forth for at least 20 times, what a strenght those ladies have some power!! On the ricefields so many women who were doing this hard labour every single day. I have so much respect for these ladies working so hard and so much. What a privileged life I have to be able to see all this and never worked as hard as these ladies do.
The next day we had a challanging and nice hike upto the viewpoint of Kathmandu valley, unfortunatly it was so foggy that we couldn't see anything! After the hike and a slightly spicy lunch we went back to Kathmandu.
The following day was my last day in Nepal.... I really didn't feel ready to leave, but my flight was there.
Now I'm in Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia, haven't seen much so far. Yesterday I wanted to go somewhere in this city but I got lost. It was soooo busy because of the ramadan... and that on a sunday afternoon! I ended up in a shoppingmall and it was really insane!
Tomorrow I'll try to catch a bus that leaves me next to the jungle, to a small village, if my stomach allows me to. (I am a little sick today)
Maybe with my next blog some pictures of orangutans! (Fingers crossed!)
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