Royal Mountain Travel Magazine Inside Himalayas Issue 4 | Page 6

INSIDE HIMALAYAS | NEPAL | TIBET | BHUTAN INSIDE HIMALAYAS | NEPAL | TIBET | BHUTAN 22 Tilicho Lake Trek: Highest lake in Nepal Painting my own thanka 34 Major Festivals of Nepal 38 The very first time I visited Nepal and saw a thanka, I thought they were computer generated images. I didn’t pay them much attention. So uniform and exact, the lines were perfectly straight and the curves so consistent. There is not a better time than now to come to Nepal! The earthquakes in April and May 2015 led to over 8,000 deaths and many more casualties. As well as destroying thousands of homes across many of the hill districts north and east of Kathmandu, many of Nepal’s historic buildings were also damaged. Let us all pray for the departed souls. However, on the other side of the tunnel, with the reliance and fortitude that the Nepalese people are so famous for, the trekking routes were most if not all made safe and functional by the opening of the autumn trekking season in 2015, and work has ensured that most of the historic buildings damaged by the quakes have already been repaired. Hotel Yak & Yeti is a luxury 5-star deluxe hotel in the heart of Kathmandu located at Durbar Marg, just moments away from all the shops and adventure of the city. The hotel offers 270 beautifully appointed rooms along with plenty of dining options, a lively bar and Nirvana Spa offering variety of treatment packages including fully equipped gymnasium, outdoor swimming pool, two tennis courts and a jogging track. Hotel Yak & Yeti also offers “The Lal Durbar Convention Center”; an ultimate venue for meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions in Kathmandu and an all-time favorite destination for luxury weddings. [email protected] www.yakandyeti.com | Hotel Yak & Yeti | GPO Box no. 1016 | Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal | Tel : +977-1-4248999, 4240520 | Fax: +977-1-4227781/ 4227782 | 6 www.insidehimalayas.com | By Royal Mountain Travel | 2016 www.insidehimalayas.com | By Royal Mountain Travel | 2016 7