30 September: Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Eileen
30 September: Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport
30 September: Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Departure board
30 September: Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Eileen and Buddha in concourse
30 September: Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Alan and Buddha in concourse
30 September: Flying Delhi to Kathmandu
30 September: Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport Loading our cases
30 September: Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport Alan & Eileen with garlands
30 September: Malla Hotel, Kathmandu View from Alan & Eileen's room - ladies 'de-mossing' the lawn by hand (we think)
30 September: Outside Malla Hotel Evening traffic chaos
01 October: Kathmandu
01 October: Kathmandu Insistent street trader
01 October: Kathmandu Ablutions
01 October: Kathmandu Electric spaghetti
01 October: Kathmandu Kumari Ghar - home of the living godess
01 October: Kathmandu Sadhu
01 October: Kathmandu Alan
01 October: Kathmandu Views from our rooftop restaurant
01 October: Kathmandu Lunch at our rooftop restaurant
01 October: Kathmandu Eileen & Alan at the rooftop restaurant
01 October: Kathmandu - Thamel district
02 October: Flight over the Himalayas Yeti Airlines Jetstream 4100 ready for take-off
02 October: Flight over the Himalayas On board Yeti Airlines Jetstream 4100
02 October: Flight over the Himalayas On board Yeti Airlines Jetstream 4100 - our air hostess
02 October: Flight over the Himalayas
02 October: Flight over the Himalayas Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)
02 October: Kathmandu, boarding flight to Pokhara
02 October: Pokhara
02 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Eileen in the garden
02 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Floral decorations
02 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Wall decoration
02 October: Seti Gorge, Pokhara
02 October: Bindhyabasini Temple, Pokhara
02 October: Davis Falls, Pokhara
02 October: Phewa Lake, Pokhara
02 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Eileen dressed for dinner
02 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Bed decoration
02 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Alan & Eileen
03 October: Starting point of first trek - Lumle
03 October: Trekking: Lumle to Sanctuary Lodge near Birethanti
03 October: Trekking: Lumle to Sanctuary Lodge near Birethanti First stop
03 October: Trekking: Lumle to Sanctuary Lodge near Birethanti Second stop - near a school
03 October: Sanctuary Lodge, near Birethanti Eileen
03 October: Near Sanctuary Lodge
03 October: At waterfall near Sanctuary Lodge
04 October: Sanctuary Lodge Mountain view
04 October: Sanctuary Lodge
04 October: Sanctuary Lodge Eileen
04 October: Trekking: Sanctuary Lodge to Himalaya Lodge, near Ghandruk
04 October: Trekking: Sanctuary Lodge to Himalaya Lodge, near Ghandruk Salvia leucantha
04 October: Himalaya Lodge, near Ghandruk (1940m / 6,360ft)
04 October: Himalaya Lodge, near Ghandruk (1940m / 6,360ft) Macchapucchre (Fishtail)
05 October: Himalaya Lodge, near Ghandruk (1940m / 6,360ft)
05 October: Label from the Everest Lager Beer bottle (ah, Happy Hour!)
05 October: Trek through Ghandruk village
05 October: Himalaya Lodge Evening Happy Hour
06 October: Himalaya Lodge
06 October: Himalaya Lodge Macchapucchre (Fishtail)
06 October: Trekking: Himalaya Lodge to Sanctuary Lodge
06 October: Sanctuary Lodge Lodge
07 October: Sanctuary Lodge
07 October: Sanctuary Lodge Fire shroud
07 October: Sanctuary Lodge Wendy with Eileen
07 October: Trekking: Sanctuary Lodge to Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun
07 October: Trekking: Sanctuary Lodge to Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun Alan's leech wounds
07 October: Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun
07 October: Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun Dead moth being devoured by ants
07 October: Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun Dancing moved into the dining room after the heavens opened!
08 October: Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun Alan & Eileen
08 October: Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun Eileen outside our lodge
08 October: Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun Early morning view from our lodge
08 October: Gurung Lodge, Majhgaun
08 October: Trekking: Gurung Lodge to Basanta Lodge, near Dhampus
08 October: Trekking: Gurung Lodge to Basanta Lodge, near Dhampus The schoolchildren came to sing again and wave us off
08 October: Trekking: Gurung Lodge to Basanta Lodge, near Dhampus Brenda gets a leech bite on her wrist
08 October: Trekking: Gurung Lodge to Basanta Lodge, near Dhampus Eileen
08 October: Trekking: Gurung Lodge to Basanta Lodge, near Dhampus Brown Orchid (Cymbidium species?) growing in a tree
08 October: Trekking: Gurung Lodge to Basanta Lodge, near Dhampus Pothana
08 October: Trekking: Gurung Lodge to Basanta Lodge, near Dhampus Water buffalo
08 October: Trekking: Gurung Lodge to Basanta Lodge, near Dhampus Resting near Dhampus
08 October: Basanta Lodge
08 October: Basanta Lodge The staff at Basanta Lodge
08 October: Exploring Ghandruk (rain stopped play!) School near Dhampus
08 October: Exploring Ghandruk (rain stopped play!) Porter Ram with children
08 October: Exploring Ghandruk (rain stopped play!)
08 October: Basanta Lodge Happy Hour
08 October: Basanta Lodge Entertainment from our porters - and ourselves!
08 October: Basanta Lodge Eileen with our porter Bishal
09 October: Trekking: Basanta Lodge to pickup point near Phedi
09 October: Trekking: Basanta Lodge to pickup point near Phedi Argiope, or wasp spider
09 October: Pickup point near Phedi
09 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Saying thank you and goodbye to our porters
09 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Eileen discovers a leech bite
09 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara
09 October: Near Shangri La Hotel
09 October: Near Shangri La Hotel Rice!
09 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Our own pet gecko!
10 October: Shangri La Hotel, Pokhara Celebrating Lou's birthday
10 October: Pokhara Airport - flight back to Kathmandu
10 October: Flight Pokhara to Kathmandu
10 October: Kathmandu Airport - our lady Captain
10 October: Drive from airport to Malla Hotel
10 October: On the road to Bhaktapur
10 October: Exploring the ancienrt Newar town of Bhaktapur
10 October: Exploring the ancienrt Newar town of Bhaktapur Sleeping shoe-shine boy
10 October: Exploring the ancienrt Newar town of Bhaktapur Eileen bought some beads!
10 October: Exploring the ancienrt Newar town of Bhaktapur Dattatreya Square
10 October: Exploring the ancienrt Newar town of Bhaktapur Dattatreya Square: trading goats
10 October: Exploring the ancienrt Newar town of Bhaktapur Dattatreya Square: goat trading completed
10 October: Returning from Bhaktapur to Kathmandu
10 October: Malla Hotel, Kathmandu Lou's second birthday cake (and present!) courtesy of our Kathmandu guide 'AK' and the Malla Hotel
10 October: Malla Hotel, Kathmandu Roy giving his excellent and fitting speech
10 October: Malla Hotel, Kathmandu Richard and Angie receiving their engagement present from all of us
10 October: Malla Hotel, Kathmandu 'AK' - our excellent Kathmandu guide
11 October: Kathmandu airport The long wait ...
11 October: Kathmandu airport ... is nearly over at last
11 October: Flight Kathmandu to Delhi Over Kathmandu
11 October: Flight Kathmandu to Delhi Over Delhi
