We left Kathmandu this morning to go to Pokhara. The six hour bus journey was spectacular. As soon as we left the chaos of Kathmadu we were pretty much in the countryside until reaching Pokhara. It is countryside unlike some though, based high and low in the mountaineous valleys. Women out picking tea leaves and men with their little boys plowing fields using buffallo, so basic and so beautiful.
Pokhera is a lovely place. We checked into our guest house, which is so so lovely. It's only open 3months so you can imagine how CLEAN it is :) Happiness right there!!!! It's also super cheap. We are based right beside the lake with a lovely view of the mountains.
We rented a boat and headed out on the lake for hours the day after we got here. It was so so lovely sailing along listening to Bowie :)
We were approached by lots of trekking agencies in Kathmandu trying to sell us packages we could not afford..and we pretty much accepoted the fact that we would not be able to do it. However, we have met quite a few travellers over the past few days who said they have done it alone and it was completely fine.
So, today we went and registered for our trekking permits and rented out two heavy jackets, a pair of pants for me (seeing as I only have flippin dresses), four walking sticks and bought a few pairs of wooly socks. The total cost came to €95, the price we were given in Kathmandu was €600...and that didn't include any of the clothing, just permits and a guide!! I'm so happy we ignored them!
We leave tomorrow for a five/six day trek in Annapurna.........VERY EXCITED :)
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| Pokhara :) although, this is not the view we have at the moment due to the haze. The mountains just look like shaddows and our camera can't even focus on it. When it rains the haze disappears so we are hoping for a nice downpour soon! |
We rented a boat and headed out on the lake for hours the day after we got here. It was so so lovely sailing along listening to Bowie :)
We were approached by lots of trekking agencies in Kathmandu trying to sell us packages we could not afford..and we pretty much accepoted the fact that we would not be able to do it. However, we have met quite a few travellers over the past few days who said they have done it alone and it was completely fine.
So, today we went and registered for our trekking permits and rented out two heavy jackets, a pair of pants for me (seeing as I only have flippin dresses), four walking sticks and bought a few pairs of wooly socks. The total cost came to €95, the price we were given in Kathmandu was €600...and that didn't include any of the clothing, just permits and a guide!! I'm so happy we ignored them!
We leave tomorrow for a five/six day trek in Annapurna.........VERY EXCITED :)
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