Tuesday, October 31, 2000

Sarangkot

Sarangkot


Sarangkot is a hill just outside of Pokhara with glamorous daytime views of the Annapurnas. SGK and I took a hike up here one morning with some new Irish friends, Jonathon and Linda.

On top of the hill there is a small sign proclaiming "This Area has a special historical background. This place was used as a fort for defense (kot) and a playground of sword fighting during times of ancient rulers. The word Sarangkot is derived from Sarang (meaning sword in Magar) and Kot which means a top position used for defense and storing arms and ammunitions"


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Panorama of the annapurna range from the top of Sarangkot
Panorama of the Annapurna range from the top of Sarangkot


Sunrise (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
Sunrise


Fishtail (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
Fishtail


Machupuchare, stupa and Annapurna VII (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
Machupuchare, stupa and Annapurna VII


Don't take this photo... (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
Don't take this photo...


...OK That's better (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
...OK That's better


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


Jonathon and Linda (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
Jonathon and Linda


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


Mountain scenery (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
Mountain scenery


Baloon recipient (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
Balloon recipient


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


SGK and the loom lady that she bought a tablecloth from (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)
SGK and the loom lady that she bought a tablecloth from.
During the bargaining process; SaraGrace and I spoke to each other in Spanish. The price kept dropping the longer we dithered in a language unknown to the proprietor.

Upon leaving the shop, in reference to how well the tactic worked; Jonathon exclaimed to Linda: "We need to brush up on our Gaelic"


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