Friday, February 10, 2017
A backpacker sketching Nepal
A backpacker sketching Nepal
[Guest post by Bernat Moreno in Nepal]
Back in 2016, from January to March, I was travelling around Nepal. It was my second time in the country, the first one was in 2008, but in this journey I discovered much more. The purpose of the most recent journey was making an art book about Nepal. Here are a few of my drawings that are in the book.
Durbar Square (above) in Kathmandu is one of the highlights in Nepal. It was really damaged by the 2015 earthquakes but it is still beautiful.
Two weeks later I came back to Durbar Square for the Holi, a Hindu spring festival (above left). I have to say: it is the BEST PARTY EVER.
This is the view from the rooftop of my second hotel in Kathmandu: Potala Guest House. Rooftops are one of the best places to chill out: less noise, pollution, crowds. In this picture you can see some solar panels, this is because Nepal has a serious problem with power cuts (at least 12 hours a day while I was there). Im very optimistic and I think it could be a good opportunity for it to be an energy sustainable country in the long term.
- Dal Bath (kind of a national dish): Nepali people eat this recipe based on rice and lentils almost every day, it is very simple but absolutely delicious in part because they have very good rice.
- Momos: There are two kinds of people, those who prefer steamed momos and those who prefer fried momos. I prefer the second ones.
In this small village I had the pleasure of:
Thank you very much for reading this post, Ive enjoyed a lot writing it. Ive remembered many good times spent in the country. But if there is something that travelers often avoid when telling their experiences is this: bad moments. Bad moments are also a part of travel. Embrace them, remember them and stay with them.
You can download the full ebook I made about Nepal for free: www.bernatmoreno.com/books/nepal
Greetings from Valencia, Spain.
- Being surprised by a rhino while having a beer at a river bar.
- Being scared by a wild elephant while riding in a boat on the river.
- Finding a plantation of wild marihuana next to my hostel.
- Paying less than 4 night for two people in a hostel.
- Enjoying some of the best moments in the country: sitting on a rooftop bar at sunset while taking a Red Star (Red Bull fake), listening to good music and drawing in my sketchbook.
You can download the full ebook I made about Nepal for free: www.bernatmoreno.com/books/nepal
Greetings from Valencia, Spain.
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