Majestic

Ever since I first came to Nepal I've wanted to see the infamous view of the Himalayas that you are meant to get on the flight in and out of the country. On all my visits here before I've either ended up on the wrong side of the plane, or the weather hasn't been clear enough, leaving the mountains hiding behind clouds. When you haven't seen the mountains, you look out of the window and don't realize that they are there, blanketed by the clouds - or they just blend in, white against white.


On Tuesday I finally saw them. On my flight down to Mumbai I got spectacular views of these majestic mountains. Just a few minutes after take off, there hey were and for a good 15 minutes we flew along side. At a distance of course, but the mountains tower so high that even from the air they seem be be just there.

They seem to rise out of the clouds, like they had not base, a a snow capped crown sitting in the sky. And down on the ground, several huge rivers flow away from the mountains. The life line if Asia. It was incredibly breath taking, and I couldn't help but sit and smile and finally getting this view. Oddly, no one else seemed that interested to look at them, and instead I got funny looks as I tried to switch seats and move further back in the plane to get a better view.

Pictures from my window don't do it justice...So, if you want to make sure you see them on your flight in to visit me, get a window seat. A on the way in and F on the way home. This took me a while to figure out, but now I know exactly where I'm sitting on my future flights.