On the way back from Kathmandu to the Indian plains we were promised to be shown the Mt. Everest. Everybody was in the agony of suspense, jogging in the bus along the mountain serpentine. Our guide was shining with happiness – the sky was cloudless, the air was clear and we, therefore, were lucky as we had a real chance to see the highest peak on the planet Earth. Finally we got to the view point. The nearby mountains stepped aside to open the view over the distant range by the horizon. All the famous eight thousand plus peaks, covered with snow, were there. But where is Jomolungma (aka Gourishankar, aka Mt. Everest)? We managed to locate it only with the help of a map of the main Himalaya range found at the view point.

Not bigger than the nail
On my little finger
Mt. Everest

= Translated by the ULITKA =