Sights, smells and sounds…

By Emma Law | October 24, 2011 | Leave a comment

It’s coming up to almost been a week since we left Nepal and I’m definitely feeling ‘nepalisick’! I find myself flicking through my photos at least once a day, sometimes more! I’ve been struggling to put my finger on what I’m desperately missing…I think it’s a combination of being in such beautiful surroundings, the fantastic [...]

It’s coming up to almost been a week since we left Nepal and I’m definitely feeling ‘nepalisick’! I find myself flicking through my photos at least once a day, sometimes more!

I’ve been struggling to put my finger on what I’m desperately missing…I think it’s a combination of being in such beautiful surroundings, the fantastic feeling of tranquillity and serenity and just being carefree…

I miss:

Waking up to the voice of our sherpas ‘good morning’ and warm smile
The smell of hot milk and Bournvita as we wake from slumber
Sounds of waterfalls and rushing rivers…the sheer power of nature
The scary but seemingly therapeutic sounds of rockfall in the valleys
Burning incense from temples and stupas
Waking up to fresh Himalayan mountain air
The smell of garlic and ginger soup
Fizzing of electrolyte tablets in our chlorinated water
Examining a river bed and looking for the next boulder to bounce off
Opening my eyes and seeing the roof of my tent
Yak bells and neigh-ing! (sometimes in the middle of the night…)
The general sound of chaos in Kathmandu
The familiar sound of yak herding (H’oi!)
Children greeting us with ‘Namaste’ – (I particularly remember the little boy who came up to give each of us a flower as we passed)
Tent zips and sleeping bag zips and toilet tent zips(!)
Sounds of laughter…
Smell of freshly made popcorn! (yes we had popcorn!)

In some ways, I wish I knew what was making me feel a bit ‘empty’ inside so I could try and do something about it. The group of us had an email exchange today, and I’m reassured to know I’m not the only one feeling this way. All I know is that I miss the trekkers an awful lot, and I can’t wait to see you all again!

I’m going to leave you with a few of my favourite photos from the trip, and boy did it take me a while to chose! (I have over 1500 photos) But if you are familiar with the saying - ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ I think this rings so true. When I look at some of these photos all the emotions, memories, smells, sounds and sights come flooding back. That’s got to be better than any story.

Namaste.