On our Sichuan Airlines flight from Chengdu to Kathmandu we got the privilege of getting probably some of the best views possible of the Himalayas. The white snow whipping off the ice capped peaks was visible from cruising altitude and we could just see colossal mountain after mountain stretching out into the horizon. We had a brief layover in Lhasa but that's all we got to see if the Eastern side of the range. Once we touched down in Kathmandu we had a bit of culture shock, transitioning from the orderly manner of China into the noisy, loud and colorful streets of Nepal. From our taxi window we witnessed cows and goats wandering through chaotic intersections, prayer flags draped over neighborhood shrines and piles of litter smoldering on the sidewalk. We would stay in the capital for about a week, planning the next phase of our journey.
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