For my friends

those elephants are really lovely camellia, to watch people bathing them and playing with them is quite amazing for me and you are so right that baby is cute;)))))
as to the gharial--- I didn't know anything about them or what I was looking for so I google it and again what a fascinating holiday, google says that the gharials are endangered, is it an animal reserve where they live, It looks very beautiful, thankyou for sharing xxx

Loved this blog, the elephant Mum and baby is a great photo and some nice views of the river as well.I also had a look on google to find out about the gharial.

Love the peaceful river in the evening photo, just lovely

I so enjoyed all your photos ... what a beautiful place. Loved the photo of the river as evening approaches! It must be amazing to see elephants every day ... beautiful creatures. We only get to see them here when the circus comes to town!
The gharial is an interesting creature ... haven't seen a crocodile like that before. The bridge is also interesting ... not sure I could walk all that way with the bridge shaking!!

That beautiful evening picture of the river is fantastic, I love the others too, what a bit of paradise. Thanks Camillia. Lovely photos.

What a holiday! So pleased you had a good time Camillia, but who wouldn't with such wonderful things to see and do, great pictures

Thank you all for the nice comments.I am quite flattered.Yes Pam the garials are endangered species and they are registered under protected animal category in Nepal.I would like to invite you all to Nepal as the year 2011 is going to be celebrated as Tourism year and there will be a lots of programme for the guests.Come and explore the beauty of the nature at its best.This is an open invitation to all and my family will be more than happy to welcome you all.

oh camillia what a lovely thing to say, thank you and your family for such kind thoughts, I'm sure that those of us that are unable to come will see some of it through your beautiful photographs

Camillia, what a kind person you are, not sure if you could accomadate all the folks on here though, bless you.

you are lucky to be able to visit such a lovely place..lovely photos too..thanks for sharing them ..

Great blog. Will add to my favourites.

Thanks Linda235.

Grandmage I am sure all of you will not come at the same time.I have a big house,I think but my heart is bigger than that.You people just decide to come,we will be here for you.

Thanks Joanella for liking it.

Fantastic photos Camillia and what a beautiful place and what wonderful animals. No wonder it's your son loves it! Thankyou for sharing:-)

I am very happy that you liked it Bornagain.

Glad you had a nice holiday, Camillia. Nice pictures, especially the river one! I liked it very much, too. The elephants look fantastic, over here in the UK we only see them in circuses & zoos.

The first photo hasn't come out. The garials are strange looking crocodilians with very long thin jaws used for catching small fish. I found this on Wikipedia.

Thanks Balcony for liking the blog.We really had great time then.

Beautiful pictures Camillia I can see that you must have had a nice holiday there.
You are very kind, take care my friend :-)

Thanks for liking the pictures Richard.Yes we enjoyed a lot there.Thanks for such a concern and you too take care of yourself.

Thanks Camillia ;-)

This is a wonderful blog, Camillia.. What is a gharial? is it a crocodile? Will have to look it up. How beautiful your area is and how different from where I live! This is one reason I have stayed on goY, there are many gardeners on here from all over the world...

It is a close member of crocodile.But it has a longer,slender snout and is probably smaller than a crocodile.Its scientific name is gavialis gangeticus.Thanks Lori for liking my blog.

Are they dangerous to people, Camillia? Or are they a scavenger species? Like a sanitary maintenance crew?? lol... As soon as you mentioned the long slender snout I remembered seeing pictures of them. Crocs are really interesting animals and very ancient in origin. From the picture it looks quite huge! gavialis gangeticus...does that mean it lives only in the Ganges? Sorry to bombard you with questions... I find them fascinating. The elephants are beautiful too. Such large creatures but for the most part gentle. Saw a video on the i'net of a pair of rogues which attacked a village...the world is shrinking and habitats are disappearing...we have wild animals showing up in towns now over here too. bears, moose, coyotes, wolves, elk...just depends on which part of the country you're in. And the interaction isn't always a happy one.

Of course they are Lori.They are not scavengers.They feed on a number of invertebrate preys and some smaller vetebrates like frogs but their main food is small fishes.The name Gharial is derived from the Hindi word Ghara which means a mud pot.The bulbous structure on the tip of the snount is considered as the mud pot.They are abundently found in the Ganges ( India and Nepal ).But they are found in other part of the world too.Are the bigger animals are dangerous but again I think we are responsible for that .No problem Lori with the questions :)I have tried at my level best to answer you.Hope I have put some light on it.Have a great day.

What a great blog! Love the photos..I want to visit there ..one day :)

You are always welcome here Pixi.We would be more than happy to have you with us.So whenever you are ready to come just let me know.I will be honoured.