Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Day 1 Travel to Nepal and Kathmandu

Traveling to Kathmandu is quite a long trip.  Now that I have arrived and spent part of a day here I marvel at the 31 hours of flying and layovers I have spent.  My first experience, apart from the bustle of the airport, was the haze surrounding the city.  From the plane we were able to see many large dry river beds coming down from the mountains.  Without a steady rainfall, one day of rain in the last month, the water in the rivers are quite low and that means this county which is dependent on hydroelectric power is rationing its electricity to about 5 hours of power daily.  I will include some photos I took while driving from the airport and also to my trip to the US Embassy where the US AID offices are.  For over 60 years, US AID has supported the building of airports, roads, bridges and many other projects. We are hoping they might be interested in helping with the new projects we would like to start,  canning of fruits,  computer and education programs for young adults.  Thank you for visiting this blog and your support.  Rob

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