As I am writing this, I still haven’t had the opportunity to upload my last post, so I guess both will be posted simultaneously. On Saturday I googled churches in Kathmandu, and I got several hits. I chose KICC, Kathmandu International Christian Congregation, and found out where they have their Sunday service. After breakfast on… Continue reading Temples, cremations and festivals
Tag: Tibet
Kathmandu – a charming overload of the senses
January 10 I am sitting on the roof of my hotel, it’s 5:45 pm, the sun has just gone down, and the temperature dropped rapidly. It’s still a lot warmer than the temperatures I’ve had so far on my trip; I have gotten quite far south, but am at rather high elevation. Yesterday morning we… Continue reading Kathmandu – a charming overload of the senses
Creature comforts
I’m amazed. I don’t know what’s the most important factor, but I feel SOO good right now. It might be the fact that I’ve just had a nice hot shower. It might be that I’m in bed without thermal underwear, a hat and a scarf. It might be because I’m not at an altitude where… Continue reading Creature comforts
Rooftop of the world
In China it seems that most things are described as “The [X] of [Y]”, so you don’t really have to be a genius to understand how Tibet came to be called “The rooftop of the world.” We’re 3700 meters above sea level, and the train that got me here went along the highest altitude railroad… Continue reading Rooftop of the world
Christmas Eve in Xian
On Christmas Eve, I went to the site of the Terracotta Army. It’s located an hour outside the city centre, and on the bus there I met two more travellers, from Paris and Chicago, and we spent the day together. The sheer size of the site and number of statues was mindboggling! We watched a… Continue reading Christmas Eve in Xian
Beijing, meeting of west and far east
I arrived in Beijing on Friday. I am staying here with my Norwegian friend Thorbjørn, who works for FunCom here in Beijing, but I arrived a couple of days before I had planned, so I spent two nights at the Happy Dragon Hostel in the centre of Beijing. I got off the train, walked out… Continue reading Beijing, meeting of west and far east