Yesterday was the last day of my home stay. The family took me to visit White Gumba, a monastery up in the mountains. It was a very early start, I woke at 5.30am and we were on the road by 6.30am. We had a 2 hour uphill walk to the monastery. It was a stinking hot day (it is starting to get very hot now in Nepal unlike when I first arrived), so I was glad we started so early.
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Amma and her Didi
The walk was very tiring, but again worth it to see another impressive monastery and the great views of Kathmandu.
My Family and I
Aaryan
Amma, Babu and Didi
Babu at White Gumba
View from White Gumba
Abhinav
On the descent we stopped for a picnic. We ate rice krispies and spicy chick peas osf a newspaper. It was a very yummy combination. In the middle there was a bit of excitement because they thought a monkey was going to steal our snacks, but it came to nothing. Also on route we had fresh watermelon from a street vendor.
A Picnic
Yummy Rice Krispies and Chickpeas
When I got back to the home stay I packed my bags and said farewell to the family. I felt quite sad to say my ‘good byes’; the last 2 weeks have been an amazing experience and they have been very kind including me in their family. The sweetest thing is the children call me Auntie :o)
Very Tired and Hot
View of Kathmandu
Mekong Delta – Day 1
Can you spot Everest?
A Day with the Hill Tribes
hey i also want to go there any tipes ,and up to where does the local bus goes and from there how much we have to walk,,
Hi Utkal. You can’t get to White Gumba there by local bus, your best bet is to go by taxi or do what I did walk :o) It is quite a long way, I started from Dhungadara and it was about 5 hours all round trip. Enjoy Becks :o)
i heard white gumba opens on saturday only is it true? my friends and i are planing to go there tomorrow. so please can u give me a advise. thank you
Hi Juna, yes that’s right the White Gumba is only open on Saturdays. Sadly there was a robbery awhile back, so they had to restrict access. Enjoy your trip, Becks :-)