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August
2022
In
the
late
1970´s
both
of
us,
Tom
as
well
as
Peter,
went
to
Nepal
seperately
for
the
first
experiences
in
the
beautiful
Himalaya
Range.
In
the
following
20
years
we
did
many
treks
and
became
addicted
to
Nepali
culture
and
landscape.
We
saw
and
experienced
a
lot,
sometimes
for
better
and
sometimes
for
worse.
Like
the
majority
of
tourists
in
the
70´s
both
of
us
looked
first
for
a
hotel
in
or
near
“Freak
Street”.
Later
on,
Thamel
became
more
attractive,
so
both
of
us
stayed
there
in
several
hotels.
Tom
became
tourleader
for
the
Royal
Dutch
Alpine
Club
and
as
successor
decided
to
use
the
same
hotel
as
the
previous
tourleader,
since
the
experience
with
this
hotel
was
positive.
Hotel
Excelsior
is
in
Thamel,
a
hotel
with
a
very
friendly
staff
and
the
owner
proved
to
be
very
kind
and
helpful!
In
1998
Peter
and
Tom
met
each
other
on
the
trek
Around
the
Dhaulagiri,
organised
by
the
Royal
Dutch
Alpine
Club.
Peter
as
a
member
and
Tom
as
tourleader.
From
the
first
moment
we
had
a
click
and
became
friends.
From
1998
till
2019
Peter
and
Tom
stayed
in
hotel
Excelsior
many
times
together
or
seperately
with
their
family
members.
Due
to
the
global
Covid-19
situation
in
2020-2021,
a
very
difficult
time
started
for
the
tourist
industry
in
Nepal.
Many
hotels
had
to
close
their
doors
or
had
to
reduce
their
staff.
In
the
autumn
of
2021
Nepal
went
open
again
for
touists.
Tom
wanted
to
go
a.s.a.p.
to
Nepal
again
and
contacted
the
owner
of
hotel
Excelsior.
The
hotel
was
still
closed
due
to
a
lack
of
tourists,
but
he
was
able
to
organise
for
Tom
a
place
to
stay.
Early
Spring
of
2022
Tom
went
to
Nepal
again,
for
the
Schoolproject
Peter
and
Tom
are
doing
in
the
Kathmandu
valley.
Again
the
owner
of
hotel
Excelsior
found
a
way
to
accomodate
Tom.
The
approach
was
unbelievable
again.
The
helpfulness
and
the
network
of
the
owner
and
the
hotel
staff
proved
to
be
excellent.
Since
May
2022
hotel
Excelsior
is
open
again.
We
heartly
recommend
hotel
Excelsior.
You
will
never
be
disapointed.
We´re
sure
about
that!
Namasté,
Peter
Schampers
and
Tom
Franken
Holland