Day 9 February 24, 2024 Pokhara
We are up early this morning to go up the mountain for sunrise. The big bus can’t make it up the hill so we have two vans. The ride takes about 30 minutes without traffic. Sure enough the road is narrow, steep and winding. A surprising number of people are walking up and down the road. They don’t have lights nor reflective clothing. After parking we go up about 25 steps to a landing to look out to the mountains. It is just beginning to look light. The mountains are impressive. Lots of people are there. Mostly tour groups I think. The wind is blowing so you feel very cold. Rob is glad for the new coat. Back to the hotel for a hot breakfast. The coffee here is instant and not very hot. Of the hotels we have been in so far this is the poorest service and food. Most of the Nepalese food is Indian in flavor. Lots of vegetables and very little beef. Cattle are sacred in Nepal. Next stop is the International Mountain Museum. This showcases some of the ethnic groups and then lots about the mountains, climate control and the Yeti. It’s a very large museum and to really study it we would have needed more time.
Then to Devi’s Falls named for the woman who lost her life there in a flash flood. The small park entrance to the falls is nice and well maintained with flowers. Numerous stairs lead down to the falls but you can see quite a bit from up above. Connie talked with a young lady who had a very cute 6 month old son. She spoke wonderful English. Lunch was at the same restaurant where we ate last night. This time we were served individually and for the most part the food was continental. It was prepared very well. Dessert was especially good. A wonderful brownie and ice cream. The afternoon is on our own so we determined the amount of local currency we needed for tipping and Rob went to the ATM. He found a small bakery on the way back and bought one apple and one banana muffin sized cake. They were more moist than expected.
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