It got a bit cold last night, but nothing that I lost too much sleep over.
We woke up at about 6AM, packed up, and got on a bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara (8 hours).
The bus ride wasn't too bad; the mountains were pretty, we met some kids a few years older than us that were from Australia, and Ben and I sat in the back of the bus so we could "sprawl out" (even though it sucked because it was bumpy, haha).
We found a guest house for Rs.400 ($3.86) a night called Kusum Guest House. We dropped our things off and explored town.
There's tons of little shops along on the street. They all pretty much sell the same things: hiking gear (jackets, boots, sleeping bags, etc.), food (candy, fruit, dry food, juice, water, etc.), and tourist-y items (shirts, hats, jewelry, etc.).
Ben bought a North Face jacket for Rs.1860 ($17.87)! We've heard from people it’s not technically "real" North Face, but met a shop owner who confirmed it: they are made in a factory in China and when they "mess up" (400 fill instead of 650 fill or a stitching error, etc.) vendors can buy them for very cheap. Still, they seem to be pretty good quality.
It didn't take very long before we found the skatepark and Ben skated for a bit.
I met the little girl whose dad owns the hostel we are staying at: her name is Bipana. She's ten years old and she made us tea while we talked about the homework she was working on.
Her English wasn't too bad: sometimes she'd use incorrect grammar like, "I play on your phone?" or "How many years are you?", but I didn't mind. I also let her play some games on my phone.
We woke up at about 6AM, packed up, and got on a bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara (8 hours).
The bus ride wasn't too bad; the mountains were pretty, we met some kids a few years older than us that were from Australia, and Ben and I sat in the back of the bus so we could "sprawl out" (even though it sucked because it was bumpy, haha).
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| The moon in the morning |
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| waiting for the bus / ready for school |
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| Some shops |
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| On the drive |
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| On the drive |
We found a guest house for Rs.400 ($3.86) a night called Kusum Guest House. We dropped our things off and explored town.
There's tons of little shops along on the street. They all pretty much sell the same things: hiking gear (jackets, boots, sleeping bags, etc.), food (candy, fruit, dry food, juice, water, etc.), and tourist-y items (shirts, hats, jewelry, etc.).
Ben bought a North Face jacket for Rs.1860 ($17.87)! We've heard from people it’s not technically "real" North Face, but met a shop owner who confirmed it: they are made in a factory in China and when they "mess up" (400 fill instead of 650 fill or a stitching error, etc.) vendors can buy them for very cheap. Still, they seem to be pretty good quality.
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| We made it to Pokhara! |
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| What most of the shops look like |
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| Kusum Guest House: our new home! |
It didn't take very long before we found the skatepark and Ben skated for a bit.
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| Skatepark! |
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| Benny skating |
I met the little girl whose dad owns the hostel we are staying at: her name is Bipana. She's ten years old and she made us tea while we talked about the homework she was working on.
Her English wasn't too bad: sometimes she'd use incorrect grammar like, "I play on your phone?" or "How many years are you?", but I didn't mind. I also let her play some games on my phone.
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| Bipana making us tea |
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| While she was making the tea she said, "my mom doesn't usually let me make tea by myself because I like to add a lot of sugar!" Then she dumped a bunch of sugar into our tea. hahaha |
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| Playing games on my phone |
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