We had thoroughly enjoyed all we had seen in Kathmandu and would have loved to spend longer in some areas but we were excited to fly over the Himalayas to reach Bhutan. We were advised that the best seats were on the left hand side of the plane and that tickets are allocated on a first come first served basis ... no advance check-in!
Our travel rep was as keen as we were that we would get good seats and he got us to the airport at 6.20 am for a 9.25 flight. Such dedication paid off and we had prime window seats. I am not new to travel and flying but I have never seen sights so amazing as flying over the mountain ranges and Mount Everest.
We had clear blue skies and perfect fluffy white clouds. Usually this is uplifting in itself but to find that there were snow capped mountain peaks on the horizon was positively exhilarating. Mountain tops sandwiched between brilliant blue was a surreal sight. It looked more like a mountain reflected in a lake with clouds reflected from the sky.
Truly a magical wonderland
Mount Everest was even more impressive than I had imagined and it is astounding to think that anybody climbs this phenomenal mountain. How can a puny mortal scale this majestic peak and ascend into the heavens?
The comparison is hardly worthy of great literary acclaim and I would hate to demean the majesty of such splendour, but to me the view of this mighty mountain was like an iced Christmas cake. This must be the most incredible flight that I am ever likely to take and it fills me with excitement and anticipation for the adventure ahead in Bhutan ...
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