Come spring each year, Khumbu Valley becomes filled with swarms of bustling heavy loaded porters, temperamental yaks, jupkes and mules, brisk mountain guides, mesmerized trekkers, and eager climbers treading the many paths crisscrossing the valley and its surrounding mountains… However,
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Boudhanath Stupa – #HimalayaDailyBites
driving down Kathmandu’s a cramped street, overflowing with cars, crowded buses, colorful trucks, noisy motorcycles and smarms of pedestrians, time stand still for a fleeting moment when two big Buddha blue-eyes on top of an immense white dome catch your
Swayambhunath – #HimalayaDailyBites
Thamel’s rooftop terraces offer stunning panoramic views over Kathmandu’s medley of crowded buildings, however, one building in particular intriguingly stands out. on a hilltop on the outskirts of town, a gigantic structure with twin iconic towers rises from the tropical
Pangboche – #HimalayaDailsBites
a picturesque trail through dense rhododendron forests dripping with Spanish moss leads to the highest suspension bridge in Khumbu Valley, dangling in the ever-thinner air at roughly 3900m. recently built above a previous bridge destroyed by a landslide during the
Tengboche – #HimalayaDailyBites
roughly halfway to Everest Base Camp, after an arduous push up a steep spur covered with picturesque pine and rhododendron trees, you will eventually be greeted by an exquisitely decorated kani gate marking the entrance to the small settlement of
Tengboche Gompa – #HimalayaDailyBites
as evening sets in, a deep eerie sound penetrates the silence, like a calling from beyond this earthly world…it is the Tibetan Buddhist conch shell trumpet used to call both monks and laymen alike to prayer, whose penetrating sound symbolizes
Khumjung Gompa and its yeti scalp – #HimalayaDailyBites
set right at the very base of Khumbila (5761m), in an atmospheric small square, hemmed by a grove of peace-inducing pine trees, and with a spectacular backdrop of high snowcapped peaks, Khumjung’s Samten Choling Gompa is Khumbu’s second oldest monastery
Khumjung village – #HimalayaDailyBites
as far as your eyes can see you are met by innumerable grey stone houses with green rooftops gradually disappearing in the blurring distance. this is Khumjung village, the largest Sherpa village in Khumbu Valley, with almost 2000 inhabitants in roughly
Namche Bazaar – #HimalayaDailyBites
after one of the steepest and longest uphill ascents on Everest Base Camp trek, zigzagging through dense pine forests and climbing up tall stone steps, you will eventually reach the famous Namche Bazaar, the capital of the Sherpa people. perched
Buddhist gompas – #HimalayaDailyBites
just as the countless rows of sky-scrapping Himalayan peaks pierce the sky, so too the brightly colored Buddhist gompas (monasteries) stand out from the otherwise monotonous architecture and color up the scenery. Khumbu Valley is dotted by a host of