Lazarow World-Hike-About

     We have displayed a few hikes, not all, from this region situate a little outside Winters, a few months back. Each time we visit Berryessa Lake/Blue Ridge Mountain or undertake a hike on and over the ridges with views that are magnificent, we are re-re-re-reminded how beautiful so many parts of the world are. The interlinking of the mountains, the interesting slopes, the lake and dam, not forgetting the ground cover, all meld together to form, in our opinion, another little piece of heaven on Earth. While it's not difficult to rush to judgment and perhaps exaggerate the beauty of a particular place, I would take a stand to support this contention. In the end, what does it matter. That a person finds him/herself in a place that reaches the soul and further, stirs and arouses it, is more than enough for most, certainly us.    We discovered long ago and trust it will always be the case and that continues to be a major influence over us. No matter how wonder...

Brothers and sisters bless each other annually at this shrine. (Nice!) Recent rains show their mark in Kathmandu as they go with the flow-The Bagmati River.   It seems the routine is that we arrive in Kathmandu, look around for a day or two, and then take ill. Don't get us wrong. It's not the sights which make us sick but rather, our delicate bodies and gentle immune systems unprepared for an Asian assault. Well, that's one of the theories. Admittedly, there are many people we know that might give up eating, sleeping and even breathing should they find themselves in this part of the world. Far be it a criticism of either the locals or ‘those people’, but standards of hygiene appear to have many degrees of leeway.    Each morning, I invariably find a cockroach in the kitchen sink and proceed to dispense with it in haste. I always wonder, after the final act, whether I’m too harsh and impulsive. After all, doesn’t it have a right to satisfy its belly, too. ...