Pictures from Tibet and Nepal...

Here are some pictures we've taken over the last 2 months or so - from Tibet through to Nepal.

High above Yamdrok-tso - day 1 of our journey down to Nepal.


The 4x4 jeep peeps: Nils (German), me, Martin, Chris (Canadian), Emiko (Japanese) and our Tibetan tea provider (trying to hide her face with a juice bottle I think). This was just before the crazy "Do you get along with your family?" incident!!


First sighting of Mt. Qomolangma (Everest)!!! Gorgeous views of the Himalayas :)


What's the first thing one does when one arrives in Nepal??? Climb on top of the roof of a huge bus for a 2hour hell-ride of course!! Scary scary stuff.


This gorgeous little kid is our favourite play-thing in Thamel, Kathmandu. She lives near the internet cafe we use and often likes to provide us with sticky treats :)


I love baby elies!! This one was so cute, and kept eating apples out of my hands!


Crossing a river inside the jungle at Chitwan. There are many scary crocs in the river so you can't swim (don't listen to anything Martin says!!).


Excited and ready for the elephant ride... little did we know the smiles on our faces were about to turn into screams of terror!!!


Elephant bathing here we come :) Martin and I climbed on like this, using her trunk as leverage... cool!


Us showing off the sunset. Everything on the other side of the river is the jungle - although that 'boundary' doesn't always stop the animals!


In Gorkha - home to the famous British soliders. We climbed up the mountain for over an hour to reach the Gorkha Durbar (Palace), which is considered a temple, palace and fort all in one!


Here's Martin with our lodge/restaurant friend in Gorkha. He provided us with typical Nepali all-you-can eat "dhal bhat" (rice, lentil soup, veg curry and spinach) every night. The first night I ate so much that I got stomach ache - what a pig!!