Himalaya - Entry to Mustang (Tibet) - Climbing to 6000 meters

We took the plane to Jonsom and from there went to the entry of the legendary Mustang Region, the last authentic part of Tibet. On the picture, you can see us with Edith and Yves, two Belgians we met during the treck.

Then, we went up several days untill Thorong-La. A pass at 5400 meters. From there, we went on climbing untill 6000 meters with our Sherpa guide Hem.
We didn't suffer of Altitude sickness and were very lucky with the weather during this ascent. Some days, we had to leave at 4:00 am to have favourable conditions...

On the last pictures, you can see a traffic jam of donkeys and goats, and one of the numerous suspended bridges.

Nepal - Himalaya - Annapurna - Kathmandu

Namaste! We are now in Nepal, our last destination before to come back to Europe. We really enjoy the Nepalese people.
First, we visited Kathmandu and its monkey temples :)

Then, we took the direction of Pokhara, to start trekking. The region is wonderful and wild. One day of the trekking, we woke up at 4:30 in the morning to climb on the Poon Hill (3200 meters).
There, we could enjoy the sun rising on some of the highest mountains of the world! On the pictures, you can see Anapurna I ( 8092 meters) and Dhaula Giri (8167 meters). Height of the ten highest mountains in the world are in Nepal.
Patty and I, were sick with a cold that day, we tried to climb but it was hard, so we went back to the Tea House to wait for Nic and Hem (guide). When they cameback we left again.....9hs walking......it start to rain in the middle of the way, we saw a lot of lechees, I got a bite and also Nic....

Also during the trekking, we have been arrested by Maoists. We had to pay them money in order to go on. Fortunately, they were peaceful.

India - Jaipur - Rajasthan

A really good friend Patty from Barcelona - Peru, is with us for 3 weeks!
From Delhi, we went to Jaipur to visit the wonderful palace of the Maharaja.
The city itself is crazy. The walls have been painted in pink as welcome sign. That's why it's called the pink city!
It's a mix of camels, cows, elephants, rickshaws, car, people etc. Very impressive!

India - Agra - Khajuraho - Varanasi

From Jaipur, we went to Agra and the famous Taj Mahal.

Then, we took the train to Khajuraho. If you pay attention to the picture you will see that some of the sculptures are erotic. It's supposed to show love to the gods ...

Finally, we went to Varanasi, the holy city of India.
We went on the Ganges during sunrise. Same if it's not so clean, I decided to take a bath as it's holy. Each Indian is supposed to take at least one bath in the holy Ganges in his life.
It works in three steps: the first dive is for the Gods, the second for you and the last for the next generations.