Sunday 12/02/17

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).

Monday 13/02/17

"Welcome to Pokhara" street art

Tuesday 14/02/17

Our guest house has a kitchen that is available to us, which is very nice and convenient.
I made us a romantic Valentine's Day breakfast of eggs, then we went to the skate park.  I picked some flowers while Ben skated.  When we went home I showered and organized some of my things.

Wednesday 15/02/17

I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a cough.  Marko calls it 'The Kathmandu Cough": he says the air quality in the city is so bad (most everyone wears masks that cover their faces), that you develop a cough.  He said that every time he goes there, even if it's less than 24 hours, he gets a cough.
"If the locals were masks, don't you think you should too?"  -Marko

Friday 17/02/17

Ben tried to get the top part of his ear pierced (helix piercing) this morning.  It looks a little bit odd (red + swollen) because the hoop was too large to close?  Hahaha

I watched Ben skate for a bit then we hiked up to a big statue of Buddha, which was very cool. A guy there told us to light some incense (he gave us each a stick) and to say a prayer to Buddha.  Neither of us are very religious but I thought it was a nice spiritual moment.?

Saturday 18/02/17

I didn’t sleep very well last night, pretty restless for no real reason?  When I woke up and felt kind of ill. I took a nap and then went to the skate park with Ben for a little bit.

Thursday 23/02/17

This morning I got some breakfast with Tom at Flying Spirit.  He says it's his favorite cafe too!  Said his uncle is the guy who owns it.  He said it's his actual uncle (his mom's brother), unlike Kusum who is his "brother" (not related brother?).

Wednesday 08/03/17

This morning Ben skated at the skate park and I read Lolita.
After an hour or so, we went to Peter's and hung out with Marko, Ceara, Karol, Peter, and Isis.  I read in the sun while everybody played cards and some other game that was kind of like tic-tac-toe but with animals?
I talked with them for a bit, then Ben and I went to Aozora for more fried yak cheese (it’s called a cheese full set on the menu).