SGTrekker 10D9N Everest Panorama Trek (17-26 March 2011)
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vngks
New Member
You know why make another round trip, and this time round perhaps all the way up?
So that we may have the honour of traveling with you.
The Honour is mine
limwhow
Senior Member
You have got a very good angle of the pet following its owner... maybe the pet was hungry and was looking for milk! Haha...!
He must be thinking what on earth was this big group of fellows holding big black boxes doing pointing their tubes at him! Hehehe...!
Come come come... more shots from you, Wind!
The old woman performing her candle lighting ritual, and the XMM performing her own ritual!
This XMM must be one of the most photographed subject around... HAHAHAHA...!
How can we forget....Everest Beer!!!
Certainly, vngks, certainly!!!
Come come, more more shots!
Hahaha .. ya man .. come to think of it .. hahaha
At this rate .. Sgtrekker will not have to worry about no return customers ...Hahaha
limwhow
Senior Member
What no sunrise?!!
We have had one of the most spectacular sunrise on Mount Everest at 3500m up a mountain top from Namche Bazaar yah!
Wait wait... Stevewhy, vngks, wkcheah, Acpical, Melvin and (more) gangs will demonstrate this sunrise in time to come! Haha...!
wkcheah
New Member
Yes, indeed. Chomolungma was kind to us upon witnessing how we pulled ourselves out from bed at 2.30am in the freezing morning and trek up (panting all the way) the many steps to witness its majestic splendour basking in the moonlight and then Chomolungma's beauty finally revealed with the rising Sun, as it sits silently with its sisters, the Lhotse, Nuptse, and Ama Dablam in the distance...
Here are some shots at the airport while waiting for our flight to Lukla.
Day 1....All smiles!
and while waiting...
Day 2
Day 3
Hahahaha!
Hahahaha .. super catch !!
wkcheah
New Member
Legend of Swayambhunath
A golden spire crowning a conical wooded hill, Swayambhunath Stupa is the most ancient and enigmatic of all the holy shrines in Kathmandu valley. Its lofty white dome and glittering golden spire are visible for many miles and from all sides of the valley. Historical records found on a stone inscription give evidence that the stupa was already an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination by the 5th century AD. Its origins however, date to a much earlier time, long before the arrival of Buddhism into the valley. A collection of legends about the site, the 15th century Swayambhu Purana, tells of a miraculous lotus, planted by a past Buddha, which blossomed from the lake that once covered Kathmandu valley. The lotus mysteriously radiated a brilliant light, and the name of the place came to be Swayambhu, meaning 'Self-Created or Self-Existent'. Saints, sages and divinities traveled to the lake to venerate this miraculous light for its power in granting enlightenment. During this time, the Bodhisatva Manjushri was meditating at the sacred mountain of Wu Tai Shan and had a vision of the dazzling Swayambhu light. Manjushri flew across the mountains of China and Tibet upon his blue lion to worship the lotus. Deeply impressed by the power of the radiant light, Manjushri felt that if the water were drained out of the lake Swayambhu would become more easily accessible to human pilgrims. With a great sword Manjushri cut a gorge in the mountains surrounding the lake. The water, draining away, left the valley of present day Kathmandu. The lotus was then transformed into a hill and the light became the Swayabhunath Stupa.
cheahwk#2 - Swayambhunath Stupa
DSC_7586 by wkcheah, on Flickr
On virtually every stupa in Nepal, there are giant pairs of eyes staring out from the four sides of the main tower.
These are Buddha Eyes (also known as Wisdom Eyes), and they look out in the four directions to symbolize the omniscience (all-seeing) of a Buddha.
The Buddha eyes are so prevalent throughout the country that they have become a symbol of Nepal itself.
Between the Buddha's eyes where the nose would be is a curly symbol that looks like question mark.
This is the Nepali character for the number 1, which symbolizes unity of all the things as well as the one way to reach enlightenmentthrough the Buddha's teachings.
Above this is a third eye, symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
cheahwk#3 - Buddha eyes
DSC_7602 by wkcheah, on Flickr
cheahwk#4 - Swayambhunath Stupa surrounded by prayer flags (5 colors)
DSC_7569 by wkcheah, on Flickr
A golden spire crowning a conical wooded hill, Swayambhunath Stupa is the most ancient and enigmatic of all the holy shrines in Kathmandu valley. Its lofty white dome and glittering golden spire are visible for many miles and from all sides of the valley. Historical records found on a stone inscription give evidence that the stupa was already an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination by the 5th century AD. Its origins however, date to a much earlier time, long before the arrival of Buddhism into the valley. A collection of legends about the site, the 15th century Swayambhu Purana, tells of a miraculous lotus, planted by a past Buddha, which blossomed from the lake that once covered Kathmandu valley. The lotus mysteriously radiated a brilliant light, and the name of the place came to be Swayambhu, meaning 'Self-Created or Self-Existent'. Saints, sages and divinities traveled to the lake to venerate this miraculous light for its power in granting enlightenment. During this time, the Bodhisatva Manjushri was meditating at the sacred mountain of Wu Tai Shan and had a vision of the dazzling Swayambhu light. Manjushri flew across the mountains of China and Tibet upon his blue lion to worship the lotus. Deeply impressed by the power of the radiant light, Manjushri felt that if the water were drained out of the lake Swayambhu would become more easily accessible to human pilgrims. With a great sword Manjushri cut a gorge in the mountains surrounding the lake. The water, draining away, left the valley of present day Kathmandu. The lotus was then transformed into a hill and the light became the Swayabhunath Stupa.
cheahwk#2 - Swayambhunath Stupa
DSC_7586 by wkcheah, on Flickr
On virtually every stupa in Nepal, there are giant pairs of eyes staring out from the four sides of the main tower.
These are Buddha Eyes (also known as Wisdom Eyes), and they look out in the four directions to symbolize the omniscience (all-seeing) of a Buddha.
The Buddha eyes are so prevalent throughout the country that they have become a symbol of Nepal itself.
Between the Buddha's eyes where the nose would be is a curly symbol that looks like question mark.
This is the Nepali character for the number 1, which symbolizes unity of all the things as well as the one way to reach enlightenmentthrough the Buddha's teachings.
Above this is a third eye, symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
cheahwk#3 - Buddha eyes
DSC_7602 by wkcheah, on Flickr
cheahwk#4 - Swayambhunath Stupa surrounded by prayer flags (5 colors)
DSC_7569 by wkcheah, on Flickr
AlexK
New Member
Legend of Swayambhunath
A golden spire crowning a conical wooded hill, Swayambhunath Stupa is the most ancient and enigmatic of all the holy shrines in Kathmandu valley. Its lofty white dome and glittering golden spire are visible for many miles and from all sides of the valley. Historical records found on a stone inscription give evidence that the stupa was already an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination by the 5th century AD. Its origins however, date to a much earlier time, long before the arrival of Buddhism into the valley. A collection of legends about the site, the 15th century Swayambhu Purana, tells of a miraculous lotus, planted by a past Buddha, which blossomed from the lake that once covered Kathmandu valley. The lotus mysteriously radiated a brilliant light, and the name of the place came to be Swayambhu, meaning 'Self-Created or Self-Existent'. Saints, sages and divinities traveled to the lake to venerate this miraculous light for its power in granting enlightenment. During this time, the Bodhisatva Manjushri was meditating at the sacred mountain of Wu Tai Shan and had a vision of the dazzling Swayambhu light. Manjushri flew across the mountains of China and Tibet upon his blue lion to worship the lotus. Deeply impressed by the power of the radiant light, Manjushri felt that if the water were drained out of the lake Swayambhu would become more easily accessible to human pilgrims. With a great sword Manjushri cut a gorge in the mountains surrounding the lake. The water, draining away, left the valley of present day Kathmandu. The lotus was then transformed into a hill and the light became the Swayabhunath Stupa.
cheahwk#2 - Swayambhunath Stupa
DSC_7586 by wkcheah, on Flickr
On virtually every stupa in Nepal, there are giant pairs of eyes staring out from the four sides of the main tower.
These are Buddha Eyes (also known as Wisdom Eyes), and they look out in the four directions to symbolize the omniscience (all-seeing) of a Buddha.
The Buddha eyes are so prevalent throughout the country that they have become a symbol of Nepal itself.
Between the Buddha's eyes where the nose would be is a curly symbol that looks like question mark.
This is the Nepali character for the number 1, which symbolizes unity of all the things as well as the one way to reach enlightenmentthrough the Buddha's teachings.
Above this is a third eye, symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
cheahwk#3 - Buddha eyes
DSC_7602 by wkcheah, on Flickr
cheahwk#4 - Swayambhunath Stupa surrounded by prayer flags (5 colors)
DSC_7569 by wkcheah, on Flickr
Interesting. cheahwk, you did lots of homework :thumbsup:
limwhow
Senior Member
So funny, vngks!!!
Could see that with each passing day of waiting we got more and more tired...! I agree with LowLights, really good catch yah!!!
AlexK, you are correct. Wkcheah certainly did loads and loads of homework.
You should have seen the way he read the Jamling Tenzing Norgay book all through the trip and repeated what he learned from inside that book to all of us.
He is a walking encyclopedia, this wkcheah!
My attention drawn right onto the stupa! Great shot, wkcheah!
My favourite pair of eyes!
Lovely lovely shot.
divinemoment
Senior Member
Stand corrected. No sunrise is tongue in cheek. Now the stake is high. We expect beautiful sunrise shots now.
Thank you SGTrekker for organising such a wonderful trek to Nepal.
Thank you to all my fellow trekkers for your company, tips & advice on photography, and poisoning as well.
Here are my humble shots...
1) Swayambunath Temple
_DSC6250 by KC_Tng, on Flickr
2) Colourful prayer flags & the view of Kathmandu city.
_DSC6243 by KC_Tng, on Flickr
3) Swayambunath Temple (aka Monkey Temple) will be incomplete without the monkey.
DSC_2099 by KC_Tng, on Flickr
4) Kissing the water...
DSC_2112 by KC_Tng, on Flickr
Thank you to all my fellow trekkers for your company, tips & advice on photography, and poisoning as well.
Here are my humble shots...
1) Swayambunath Temple
_DSC6250 by KC_Tng, on Flickr
2) Colourful prayer flags & the view of Kathmandu city.
_DSC6243 by KC_Tng, on Flickr
3) Swayambunath Temple (aka Monkey Temple) will be incomplete without the monkey.
DSC_2099 by KC_Tng, on Flickr
4) Kissing the water...
DSC_2112 by KC_Tng, on Flickr
wkcheah
New Member
wkcheah
New Member
Thank you SGTrekker for organising such a wonderful trek to Nepal.
Thank you to all my fellow trekkers for your company, tips & advice on photography, and poisoning as well.
Here are my humble shots...
1) Swayambunath Temple
...
2) Colourful prayer flags & the view of Kathmandu city.
...
3) Swayambunath Temple (aka Monkey Temple) will be incomplete without the monkey.
...
4) Kissing the water...
...
Wow! I am mesmerized.. wonderful moments and compositions. Lovely!
vngks
New Member
limwhow
Senior Member
Oh no... stressed, stressed liao!!! Hahaha..!
I absolutely agree with you wkcheah on Dinosour's shots!
... and this one... it's simply lovely!
Did it fall head over heels into the water at the end? Hahaha..!
To the band of travelers who finally got what they asked for...
10 sure signs you are missing Lukla already:
1) You say Namaste to the Char Kway Teow Auntie
2) You reach for your walking stick instead of your car keys in the morning
3) You order Egg Vege Fried Rice or Chow Mein instead of Hor Fun at your fav Zi Char
4) You keep looking over shoulder to see if Melvin is hot on your arse
5) You dun give 2 hoots at the dog **** right in front of you...simply sidestepping it
6) You realised you walked to work w/o your car
7) You realised you have climbed 10 floors to your office, forgetting there is the lift
8) You laugh at your friends when they say Bt Timah is siong
9) You start fantasizing that ABC and EBC is actually possible
10) And lastly, ARE YOU surfing SGTrekkers Website for more backbreaking treks already? Betcha!!!
;p
Gooseman
9)
10 sure signs you are missing Lukla already:
1) You say Namaste to the Char Kway Teow Auntie
2) You reach for your walking stick instead of your car keys in the morning
3) You order Egg Vege Fried Rice or Chow Mein instead of Hor Fun at your fav Zi Char
4) You keep looking over shoulder to see if Melvin is hot on your arse
5) You dun give 2 hoots at the dog **** right in front of you...simply sidestepping it
6) You realised you walked to work w/o your car
7) You realised you have climbed 10 floors to your office, forgetting there is the lift
8) You laugh at your friends when they say Bt Timah is siong
9) You start fantasizing that ABC and EBC is actually possible
10) And lastly, ARE YOU surfing SGTrekkers Website for more backbreaking treks already? Betcha!!!
;p
Gooseman
9)
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