From Kathmandu we took a bus to Pokhara. We went by local bus to the station of Gongabu, in the north of the city, and there we took a bus where we would be the next 12 hours … The trips in Nepal are very long … Luckily we are prepared, and We had a good time watching movies with the laptop.

We arrived at the Pokhara bus station in the afternoon, we were exhausted, even so, we walked towards the area of ​​more density of hotels and guests house. We had read about the Sunflower Hotel, very correct and at a good price, so we went there. We toured all the streets that could take us to that area, but impossible … thanks to the precious information of a friendly local gentleman made us smile again … and we reached our destination!

Correct room, clean and friendly people, for 6 dollars a night … great! The next day, we got up and went straight to breakfast, before Mayra unleashed all her fasting morning fury …

Pokhara is located at the foot of several incredibly high mountains, and the most outstanding ones, the Anapurnas … 4 mountains of more than 8000 and 7000 meters … a whole show.

From there the trekkings begin to the base camps of the different Anapurnas. The city is also bounded by the Phewa lake, very beautiful. Inside the lake you can see the Lake Temple. In the same lake, rent boats for a walk for a couple of dollars.

The street parallel to the lake is the busiest, full of clothing stores, crafts, hotels and coffee shops. It is nice to walk through this area, although it is very little local.

There we did some volunteering. For example in the nursery of the Butterfly Foundation, where we could play with very cute children (see post).

We also went to do workshops in a school located in a Tibetan refugee camp (see post), in the northern part of the city, about 20 kilometers away.

The Tibetan villages were certainly different, the faces of their people already showed different features. The two experiences were very beautiful, to keep them in the memory.

We had the opportunity to perform in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery school. It was full of little and young monks, all Tibetans, with their reddish attire, with mischievous faces and curious about our presence. You can find the comments of the performance in the following link. It was quite an experience … really different … (see post)

And from there, we went to the border with India, our time in Nepal came to an end, a pity …

We took a local bus at 9 am to the Indian border, and arrived in the evening. The journey was not easy, and it was still going to be longer until the next stop, Varanasi, this time through Indian lands … The adventure continues!