Nepal
A few days ago I arrived in Pokhara, Nepal.
It's unbelievable but i felt the change while at the border. You cross a gate to nepal and suddenly everything is more peacefull, organized and cleanier. The road to Pokhara was breathtaking! Everything is so green like a jungle!
Pokhara is second largest city in Nepel, very beautiful location by beautiful lake. The main tourist area "lakeside" is like a town made for travellers: gret restaurants, alot of trekking agencies, gear shops, german bakeries, even clubs and pubs. And.. Supermarkets! Real supermarkets. It's been 7 months since i saw one. It's nice to see some civilization from time to time. And there are sidewalks on the streets. And you don't see garbage everywhere. And the nicest thing. You absolutely don't hear car horns. If you ask me the nonstoping horns are the most annoying thing for me in india. Saying all that doesn't mean I don't like India anymore, just took a short vacation from it. It's healthy.
So I'm having fun here. Riding on the bycicle around the town and lake, the other day rented scooter and went little further into the countlry with Inbal (the friend that surprisingly visited me!), drinking beer in a pub with live music by very good nepali rock band, eating good food and all.. Felling like in vacation from vacation! And the mountains. Wow. the mountains. Huge rocks at the horizon that touch the skies. Can't explain the feeling, one need to see it himself!
I plan to trek around annapurna, for around 2 weeks, but meanwhile the sky is cloudy so i'm waiting for it to get better. I don't mind staying in Pokhara for a week more, i really like the place. That's all for now , will keep you updated :)
It's unbelievable but i felt the change while at the border. You cross a gate to nepal and suddenly everything is more peacefull, organized and cleanier. The road to Pokhara was breathtaking! Everything is so green like a jungle!
Pokhara is second largest city in Nepel, very beautiful location by beautiful lake. The main tourist area "lakeside" is like a town made for travellers: gret restaurants, alot of trekking agencies, gear shops, german bakeries, even clubs and pubs. And.. Supermarkets! Real supermarkets. It's been 7 months since i saw one. It's nice to see some civilization from time to time. And there are sidewalks on the streets. And you don't see garbage everywhere. And the nicest thing. You absolutely don't hear car horns. If you ask me the nonstoping horns are the most annoying thing for me in india. Saying all that doesn't mean I don't like India anymore, just took a short vacation from it. It's healthy.
So I'm having fun here. Riding on the bycicle around the town and lake, the other day rented scooter and went little further into the countlry with Inbal (the friend that surprisingly visited me!), drinking beer in a pub with live music by very good nepali rock band, eating good food and all.. Felling like in vacation from vacation! And the mountains. Wow. the mountains. Huge rocks at the horizon that touch the skies. Can't explain the feeling, one need to see it himself!
I plan to trek around annapurna, for around 2 weeks, but meanwhile the sky is cloudy so i'm waiting for it to get better. I don't mind staying in Pokhara for a week more, i really like the place. That's all for now , will keep you updated :)