How are you? Have any of you made Resolutions for the New Year? How are they going? I'm pretty sure Mr Kent has broken all his already!
I thought I'd write a quick note to say how INCREDIBLE Nepal was. I have spent two and a bit weeks trekking, going on safaris and exploring ancient temples.
Nepal is a country that is squeezed in between two very different areas: the giant Himalayan mountains to the north and the rain forests of India to the south. 30 million people live in this country, most of them are Hindus or Buddhists.
Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is in Nepal. It is 8,848 metres above sea level! Wow! Apparently it isn't the tallest mountain on earth though! Do you know what is?
Below is a selection of things we did and places we visited in Nepal: the lake in Pokhara - me at the giant Boudha Stupa - the ancient temples in Patan's Durbar square - a very cold Mr Kent, wrapped up in lots of layers on top of a mountain - me in Chitwan National Park - dal baht, the yummy food we ate lots of! - the top of Poon Hill - Mr Kent have a bath with an elephant - Mr Kent's blisters - me staring at Annapurna - Steve freezing after burning his sock by accident!
There have been so many things to remember from this trip, it would be hard to pick one, but reaching the top of Poon Hill and riding on an elephant were things Mr Kent and Steve won't forget in a hurry!
It was sad to see so much rubbish all over the country - even the mountains and temples had lots of plastic bottles and cans strewn all of them, but that was only a small thing compared to the beauty we saw everywhere else.
Maybe you might want to climb a mountain one day? Maybe you might even get to Nepal and see some of things we did?
I'll write again soon!
Love from,
Alan
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PS Mr Kent is a silly billy and has lost his list of challenges! So, if you have any for him (that aren't too ridiculous!) - write them on here!
Wow Alan,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you and Mr Kent are having a great time. Its a shame Mr Kent has lost his list of challenges. I'm sure we can think of some more! In fact, I think I've got one...In Thailand some insects are considered a delicacy so why not eat some delicious insects! Everyone loves a bush tucker challenge. Good luck!
Oh and if you're missing school you can see what we're up to on our new school blog at sthelensblog.blogspot.co.uk.
Keep having lots of fun.
Mr Sherwin
Thanks, Mr Sherwin!
DeleteMr Kent ate some weird things in Vietnam - silk worms were very strange!
The St Helen´s Blog looks really good!
Hope you are well!
Alan