February
15-19, 2014
Kathmandu,
Nepal
An early
wake-up call, followed by a ride to the airport with the hope that
our flight in the Himalayas would go as scheduled. Specially
pressured planes accommodating twenty passengers, ten on each side,
make the trip, but only if the weather conditions are favorable;
getting a good view of Mount Everest is tricky and many a tourist has
been disappointed when flights have been canceled due to the fog.
Although our adventure was delayed for a couple of hours, it all
turned out perfectly; flying above the exquisite, snow-capped
mountains and seeing Mt. Everest in the near distance is one of those
magisterial memories.
As one
half of Everest is in Tibet and the plane is not allowed to be in
Chinese air space, the pilot cannot fly around the mountain so he
flies to the farthest point for the best view and then turns the
plane around so that passengers on both sides have an equal
opportunity. Each of us was also invited to go into the cockpit for a
“close-up” look...and it was priceless.
Let the
photos tell the story...
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