NEPAL DIARY
I have looked at pictures of the highest mountains in all of the world.
At last, my dream has come true. Ifll leave for NELPAL on January first.
I reserved two tickets for POKHRA in NEPAL but I wonft join in a tour for the first timeA
so I have considerable anxiety because my English is not so good.
A
Japanese woman was in the next seat to me. She was taking a flight from Narita
to Karachi in
They
had a wedding ceremony for 3 days. He is the oldest child, so they went back to
She
said ,hCome and get me at the airport 30 relatives were waiting for me.h A
woman doesnft go out by herself, according to their religion. I couldnft live
there.
I
transferred in BNGKOK for
A
Japanese man was in the window seat to my right on the plane. He was going
trekking alone for 12 days.
When
I saw the mountains, I was excited. It looked cloudy when I changed to take the
domestic airline from
I
was in a panic, so I forgot the time difference (one hour and 15 minutes).
When
we arrived in POKARA, there was a blackout.
We
were invited to dinner by the hotel owner but I didnft like NEPALESE cuisine.
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rented bikes, took a tour of 
.
Just
in the middle of the road asphalt paving, I felt cycling was very dangerous.
There
were cars, bikes. rickshaws, cows, dogs.
The mountains were very beautiful.
I got hotel staff to repair our dripping
faucet. At that time, he told me a Japanese
man
has been staying for 21 days in the room across from ours. We visited him to
greet him and listened to him for 2 hours or more about
We got to SARANGKOT hillside. It took twenty minutes by car and we took time to climb from there to the hilltop.
Two
young men came and followed us, talking all the way. Finally , we paid them.
We
negotiated with 3 hotels. The first one, had a hot shower and an outdoor
lavatory(1000rs). The second one, had a cold shower and an outdoor
lavatory(200rs). The third one, had a cold shower and a comfort
lavatory(250rs). We decided on the third hotel. There was a sign saying g
Please, water-saving for man-powered.h
We
put our backpacks at the hotel and we went to a scenic outlook. We saw an
impressive view from here.
There
was a blackout again. We wore more layers of clothing for the cold and went to
bed.
We
went out early morning to see the mountains in the morning sun. I couldnft have
words to describe it.
There
was a Japanese man there. He was traveling alone. He had come from
After breakfast, we went down from SARANGKOT
hill to
We took 2 hours 30 minutes. It was an hour
more than usual. We passed women who were carrying some water on the way to
We had dinner at a restaurant where a man
talked to us in good Japanese. He saidh I teach YOGA so, would you like to do
YOGA?h The price was expensive ,so we had a discussion and reached an
arrangement. It was 600 rs for two people.
The Yoga teacher came for us at seven at the hotel.
We posed a plane, a tiger etc. for an hour. Afterward , we bought a handmade embroidery handbag , scarves etc.
When I came back to the hotel, I bought a cotton candy so some kids looked at me and bought some bread when a dog followed me. h was puzzled.
Wefll go to KATHMANDU tomorrow so we visited the Japanese man across from our room. We were surprised because he was injured. When he was riding a bike, he had a car accident. I gave him some antibiotics and poultices.
At night, I took a call from the hotel ownerfs wife. She said g Please visit my room.h We talked up about each others ages and I was presented with a bracelet from her and then she said gwould you introduce my sister to a Japanese man?h
The
hotel owner dropped us off at the airport by car at
see
them again.
I was surprised to see a bus at the airport
with windows without glass and broken seats.
We
took a taxi to the TIBET GUEST HOUSE. We looked at the room and decided to stay
3 nights at ten dollars a night.
After
breakfast, we went to SWAYAMBHUNATH. There were many monkeys there.
A
Nepalese talked to us in Japanese. He used to buy and sell cars 4 years ago in
When
we walked back to the hotel, a pan fell from the second floor window.
Perhaps,
it was a husband and wife quarrel. We were surprised.
In
the afternoon, we went to BOUDHANATH. It is a holy place for Tibetan Buddhism.
Many Tibetans walked round the pagoda clockwise.
We had rest and relaxation for the morning in the hotel.
We
as usual took a taxi and went to PATAN. The taxi was always waiting in front of
the hotel. PATAN is an ancient capital. There were many pictures of heaven and
hell and beautiful sculptures in the old temple.
I
saw one traffic light in front of the royal palace.
We
got to know a man in POKARA city who called me. He said, hMy injury is better
by and by but I have a mild fever but donft worry.h I was relieved to hear
this. He said again, gThere was a public utility strike. g I thought the
country was politically unstable.
In
the airport, there were many children. They touched my baggage for tips. We
tipped the boy, out of need.
We
were patted down 3 times before getting on the airplane. Why didnft they make announcements
of it in the waiting room of the airport? A westerner asked me g Does this line
go to
h was relieved when got
in the THAILAND symbol plane. Good-bye
We
had a layover of 4 hours in
We
arrived at seven at NARITA airport. It was very cold.
The
HIMALAYAN mountains have been described as the roof of the world. I had wanted
to see the mountains. I heard from a co-worker that she had visited
We
were exhausted because of tension, fears and culture shock.
We
met many Nepalese and kind Japanese. There was very weather and saw longing
mountains. It was a memorable trip. Also, I realized the Japanese good points :
clean lavatory, safe water and transport facilities.
