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| Alley with the view |
We were up early to catch a bus to Jomson. We were excited, until we hit bumpy, dangerous road. OMG! I didnt expect the road to be so narrow and bumpy the same time. I was proud until this moment, on my last visit (six years ago) I drove my own (Dad didnt take his turn), all the way from Sauraha, Chitwan to Kathmandu which was about 4-5hrs drive but I wouldnt have dared this one, not at all. A slight mistake/miss and you'd be nowhere. You would be dead. It was scary to watch the driver talking on the phone, the same time he's driving.
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| Flags |
With the strict rules of not picking/eating anything on the way but just water, we carried all the necessities including 'Jivan Jal'. I was already on it. The cost of a water bottle escalated from Rs20-30-40-50 as we moved on. Six hours bus travel was horrific, horror movie wouldnt have scared me as much. We had to change at Ghasa for four more hours. This was a spilt point where trees got smaller and to a minimum, houses looked smaller and stone built and the mountains turned into brown.
Jomsom is a town located at an altitude of 2800m in Mustang District, Nepal. It extends over both the banks of the Kali Gandaki River.
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Blue, white, red, green, yellow
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| Tiara |
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We made it. We couldnt wait to check in. View from our room was spectacular. We were next to the airport and on the lap of Mt Dhaulagiri (8,167m). Almost 4 in the afternoon and we had our very first meal of the day. We had 'Thakali' momo. Thakalis are traditional traders and many residents seemed to have converted their charming and clean homes into hotels/lodges in the village. Thakalis are well known for hospitality, food and successful inn-keepers in Nepal.
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| Houses above houses |
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| Stack of Pallets |
Later in the evening, we took a stroll. Not as cold as we expected it to be but windy. The village was filled with prayer wheels, chortens and a Buddhist monastery, very Tibetan influenced. The culture along was a mixture of Hindu and Buddhism.
We watched the sun go down from Eco museum of Jomson. The view from the hill was enchanting. The entire panorama was just as awesome, with the surrounds of Mt Nilgiri (7,061 m) and Dhaulagiri (8,167m). It was a different world. Here are some more pictures.
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| Three is not even |
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| Stairway to heaven |
Jomsom, Mustang District, Dhawalagiri Zone
