Views from Himalayan hotel

These were some of the things we saw from (or in) our hotel in the mountains.

We got back home to the city on Monday, and feel melted in the heat!

The newspaper says that monsoon rains should start within the week.

Kids' creations with Bubbles, LaQ and Zoob

Sawyer got bubbles mixed with glue, so that the bubble holds its shape long enough to sculpt--he stuck a butterfly sticker to it.

Meena used Japanese building blocks called "LaQ" to make a rabbit whose mouth seems shaped exactly like hers!

Satoshi made a huge centipede out of Zoob, to wrap over the railing of the stairs where we housesat.

scrabble

These are Scrabble tiles, so it is a little harder to build than dominoes. After many failed attempts, Satoshi and Meena worked really hard to use up the whole Scrabble set in one go!

Would You Like a Ride? part 2

Riding a bicycle rickshaw is a normal way for us to get around our neighborhood in Delhi.

But take a ride downhill on a narrow road in the steep, angular Himalayan foothills--with a sharp drop-off just beyond the guardrails--and it was as thrilling as a roller coaster ride! The views were spectacular.

Would you like to go for a ride?

サイクロリクシャー（３輪自転車のタクシー）は、デリーでもよく使います。けれども、ヒマラヤの麓の坂道で乗るリクシャーは、ローラーコースターのようにスリル満点でした。

Would You Like a Ride? part 1

This is a man-powered ferris wheel that we saw today...but did not ride.

Would you like to go for a ride?

人力観覧車です。

Relaxing with books

Hiroko's Watercolor -- Peacock