The 6 of us leaving Pokhara... (Notice the chubbiness)
Hotel Barahi... it's like those swiss-cottage style resort but er.. still dirty in the rooms..
Waiting for our rooms to be ready
Standard Garden Facing Room
Main Street in Pokhara
My last fish before the trek... It's a freshwater fish from the lake. Boooooonnnyyyy.... 1st time I had so many bones in my fish and chips..
Wild mountain goats fighting...
The view from the World Peace Pagoda
Just showing off my DSLR.... wild flowers..
The World Peace Pagoda built by the remorseful post-WW2 Japanese Emperor.
Lake Pokhara with the mountains
World Peace Pagoda. It has like 4 buddhas on each side..
QZ showing off his photo to Shanli
The picture made the cow looks pretty shy... BUT IT'S NOT...
Refusing to face the camera and pretending to point elsewhere...
The lake on close up..
The mountains.....
6 f**king hours in a mini van driving on a road full of potholes. Not a good idea. Luckily, we booked to fly back to Kathmandu after the trip ( but my boss thinks that it's a bad idea).
Accommodations in Pokhara was.....A pleasant surprise. Very resort style, the lonely planet describes the hotel like little Swiss cottages. Of cos it's still dirty/ dusty, u can't expect pple who lives in mud houses to understand hygiene and cleanliness right? Haha luckily, Jakarta taught me a thing or 2 about managing my expectations.
Lunch was at Lemon Tree Cafe, recommended by Lonely Planet. err... I quite swear by lonely planet's food recommendations when I travel, a lot of times it has taken me to restaurants with a really pleasant experiences. U must be wondering why I kept having sit down meals. Mostly because I have been forewarn by many others to not try to screw up my bowel system before the trek. Food at the cafe was great! They sell fresh water fishes caught from a fresh water lake 16k off Pokhara. My 1st time eating fish and chips with all the bones still in it though.
Visited the World Peace Pagoda. It has quite a meaningful history behind it. It's built by the Japanese emperor who felt sorry about the WWII and went on to build 100 pagodas around the world. Hmm.. Next time maybe when I get older, I will do a pilgrimage around world to look for these pagodas.... Haha
We had dinner at this restaurant in Trek-O-Hotel. It is a Nepali restaurant and would give it a pretty good rating.
Accommodations in Pokhara was.....A pleasant surprise. Very resort style, the lonely planet describes the hotel like little Swiss cottages. Of cos it's still dirty/ dusty, u can't expect pple who lives in mud houses to understand hygiene and cleanliness right? Haha luckily, Jakarta taught me a thing or 2 about managing my expectations.
Lunch was at Lemon Tree Cafe, recommended by Lonely Planet. err... I quite swear by lonely planet's food recommendations when I travel, a lot of times it has taken me to restaurants with a really pleasant experiences. U must be wondering why I kept having sit down meals. Mostly because I have been forewarn by many others to not try to screw up my bowel system before the trek. Food at the cafe was great! They sell fresh water fishes caught from a fresh water lake 16k off Pokhara. My 1st time eating fish and chips with all the bones still in it though.
Visited the World Peace Pagoda. It has quite a meaningful history behind it. It's built by the Japanese emperor who felt sorry about the WWII and went on to build 100 pagodas around the world. Hmm.. Next time maybe when I get older, I will do a pilgrimage around world to look for these pagodas.... Haha
We had dinner at this restaurant in Trek-O-Hotel. It is a Nepali restaurant and would give it a pretty good rating.
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