I decided to leave Chitwan after only a day there. It was kinda lonely there at the guesthouse and I did what I came to see. I quickly made my way back to the bus area on the owners little motor bike. Its not easy riding on the back of a motorbike with a 20kg bag and 6 kg daypack. I met a couple of fellow travellers Micah and Roland in the bus area who were coincidently from Toronto!! I met them on the way from Kathmandu but didnt get a chance to hang out other than having a few words during the rest stops
After another death defying 5 hour bus ride I arrived in the town of Pokhara, Nepal. The bus ride was no less terrifying to deal with that the last one but it was more fun this time (nervous smile). Pokhara is surrounded by the beautiful Annapurna Mountain Range and Phewa Tal Lake. Its a popular place to go trekking in the Anna Purna Sanctuary. I didnt really have the time to do the trek so I will have to regrettably save it for my return trip. Its also the rainy season at the moment making it overcast and made the hiking conditions much more dangerous.
We added another to the group, an aspiring doctor from Scotland during the bus ride. We decided it would be good to stick together so once we got off the bus, we chose a tout and off to some guesthouse called the Gautama Guesthouse. Micah and Roland roomied together and I buddied up with the Scottish Guy.
Pokhara was a really chilled out Nepali town. Peaceful and quiet and because it was low season not many tourists. We spent the first night just chilling out. We went to the Everest Steakhouse in town for some really good cheap steaks and an Everest Beer. So good and cheap that we ordered seconds!
My second day there, after decking myself out in some comfy hippie pants and bling, I decided to rent a boat and paddle across the lake hike up to the World Peace Pagoda. Around 80 Peace Pagodas have been built around the world in Asia, Europe and North America. The views of the Anna Purna Mountains were stunning!
The next few days were rainy so I spent alot of time just relaxing at the cafe, eating alot Daal Bhat and doing Yoga. Roland and Micah signed up for some yoga classes and I decided to check it out too.
The instructor was a short polite nepali man and I guess he did Yoga out of his home. It was dark, damp and musty and I didnt think I would get much of a workout since it was Yoga. Over the course of the next hour he put through a brutal yoga session. I had to step out as I came close puking up my Daal Bhat. I never sweat so much in my life and was exhausted. Definitely dropped a few lbs during that session. Spent the night having a beer and watching world cup soccer. Nice....
It was still raining after 4 days, but during the times it let up I rented a bike and explored the town of Pokhara. Ate at a local resto with Micah and we decided to try momos (dumplings) and some buff meat (Water Buffalo meat I think) The meat kinda tasted funny but I decided to finish off the plate.
That night I paid for it, got some killer stomach cramps and vomited a few times.
Got better enough to get moving on to the next town of Lumpbini. I intially wanted to stay in Pokhara only a couple days but stayed almost a week. It was that good. Said my Goodbyes and it was off to Lumpbini, The Birthplace of Buddha
After another death defying 5 hour bus ride I arrived in the town of Pokhara, Nepal. The bus ride was no less terrifying to deal with that the last one but it was more fun this time (nervous smile). Pokhara is surrounded by the beautiful Annapurna Mountain Range and Phewa Tal Lake. Its a popular place to go trekking in the Anna Purna Sanctuary. I didnt really have the time to do the trek so I will have to regrettably save it for my return trip. Its also the rainy season at the moment making it overcast and made the hiking conditions much more dangerous.
We added another to the group, an aspiring doctor from Scotland during the bus ride. We decided it would be good to stick together so once we got off the bus, we chose a tout and off to some guesthouse called the Gautama Guesthouse. Micah and Roland roomied together and I buddied up with the Scottish Guy.
Pokhara was a really chilled out Nepali town. Peaceful and quiet and because it was low season not many tourists. We spent the first night just chilling out. We went to the Everest Steakhouse in town for some really good cheap steaks and an Everest Beer. So good and cheap that we ordered seconds!
My second day there, after decking myself out in some comfy hippie pants and bling, I decided to rent a boat and paddle across the lake hike up to the World Peace Pagoda. Around 80 Peace Pagodas have been built around the world in Asia, Europe and North America. The views of the Anna Purna Mountains were stunning!
The next few days were rainy so I spent alot of time just relaxing at the cafe, eating alot Daal Bhat and doing Yoga. Roland and Micah signed up for some yoga classes and I decided to check it out too.
The instructor was a short polite nepali man and I guess he did Yoga out of his home. It was dark, damp and musty and I didnt think I would get much of a workout since it was Yoga. Over the course of the next hour he put through a brutal yoga session. I had to step out as I came close puking up my Daal Bhat. I never sweat so much in my life and was exhausted. Definitely dropped a few lbs during that session. Spent the night having a beer and watching world cup soccer. Nice....
It was still raining after 4 days, but during the times it let up I rented a bike and explored the town of Pokhara. Ate at a local resto with Micah and we decided to try momos (dumplings) and some buff meat (Water Buffalo meat I think) The meat kinda tasted funny but I decided to finish off the plate.
That night I paid for it, got some killer stomach cramps and vomited a few times.
Got better enough to get moving on to the next town of Lumpbini. I intially wanted to stay in Pokhara only a couple days but stayed almost a week. It was that good. Said my Goodbyes and it was off to Lumpbini, The Birthplace of Buddha