For me, pokhara is what I expected Nepal to be like and when something meets your expectations there’s always a sense of relief and comfort. It’s the closest town to the Anapura sanctuary (Himilayan trekking mecca) so filled with tourists and traevlers alike. There’s a great buz around the place from either people looking forward to a great adventure of feeling elated that they have achieved something great.

There has been mist and rain a lot since I arrived (which to be honest is a pleasant relief from the sun) so havn’t been able to see the mountains in the distance but it’s still pretty special by the lake.

Today I explored some of the sights. A waterfall which was suprisingly central and a cave right next to it. The water is flowing very well which looks geat but is making me a little concerned about the big rafting trip I have in two days.  

The cave was  underwhelming when you got down there nad had a hindu shrine where we wern’t aloud to take pictures of. There was also a sign saying “Cow Shed” with a small tunnel network leading to a cow statue. There is so much love for them here! I thought the stairwell was nice though.

Next on the agenda was seeing the world peace stupa, which is a huge buddhist temple on a hill that llooks over the lake. A taxi was taken for the most of the trip up, and then plenty of steps to get to the top. It was however closed due to a land slide. This in itself is fine, however no one, not even the taxi driver thought to mention it was shut. Thankfully there was a cafe to order a cold beverage full of sugar and  it was certainly a conversation piece amoungst the many who had put the effort to walk up and see. Lovely views, just a shame I havn’t seen those white peaks yet.

The rest of today has pretty much been rained out. A nice lunch with some new friends then I strolled along the lake and did some purchasing for the rafting adventure. It was a productive day today yet very chilled. Tommorow I want to see the Gurkha museum and chill some more. Many active days ahead so R&R is certainly called for. 

Much love, C.

Much