Nepal Trip
Its always hard to write a month, after the trip is over.
My friend Kiran had put huge effort to write the travel log of the trip, and me being lazy don't want to Re write those, Link Mentioned below
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/kunjur/1/1412305202/tpod.html
What am i going to put here, Few experiences of mine. what I enjoyed and what i hated in this trip.
If you think you can have food anywhere in Nepal, when on highway I don't think you would find so many hotels in the highway. Even if you find, don't go on ordering what you like. The best thing to order is DAL BHAT, ( Rice + DAL + Sabji + Curd ) .. This is your saviour in Nepal on Highway.
As such Nepal is very picturesque, on the Highway you would rivers, bridges, all along the highway. The mountains standing tall at one side and the green paddy fields on the other side of the Highway. There is a huge power problem in Nepal. There are no street lights, so don't plan to ride in the Night , as you would not see anything in the Dark. For the people the Road is the lifeline, a place to socialize, People sit on both sides of the road doing all sort of things, ( few things i could remember are bathing, excercising, relaxing, gambling ... etc. )
As in India you would find Cows and Goats have access to the road, they would be herds which would be block your entire road, and if you are honking then be prepared to get hit by them. People speak Nepalise (Local people ), they struggle to converse in Hindi / English. In Nepal, you find Liquor free flowing.. Every petty shop has Liquor.... So are the Drunk and Drive Police checks. I could not believe Early morning 11. AM they are checking Drunk and Drive. Another thing which is common is WIFI network. Every restaurant, Hotel, BUS you would find a stricker Free WIFI... Generally free at Receptions area.
Religious Tourism is another thing, when you enter into temple there are shops which would loot you with their over the roof pricing. 1000 INR for flowers and some pooja things. I was shocked, I said don't want to take anything, I would only See god and then come. Even you go alone, You would see people pulling you physically .... Don't entertain any of that. You can visit god yourself.
We had Pizza at Fire and ICE, Thamel Kathmandu, They are the best pizzas had in Nepal.
Finally ended our bike trip at Siliguri.
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My friend Kiran had put huge effort to write the travel log of the trip, and me being lazy don't want to Re write those, Link Mentioned below
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/kunjur/1/1412305202/tpod.html
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https://goo.gl/maps/EMBvZWhat am i going to put here, Few experiences of mine. what I enjoyed and what i hated in this trip.
Delhi's Language
Delhi was irritating as such, I would be surprised if I enter into Delhi without hearing any foul language. We entered the Airport at Delhi, and then into Taxi our ears were treated with heights of foul language. As in the Movie "Demolition Man" if people are fined for Foul/ abusive language then Delhi government would not need to collect any Tax for the development of the State. Entered the Railway station counter, where Kiran heard Father talking to his own son, in the foul language, with words which would dishonor his mother and wife. I don't understand how they use such words...UP can be much cleaner
After getting our our bikes we exited out of Delho towards Moradabad ( UP ). The roads were crowded, not much places, Dust flying everywhere. Over all I felt it was very dirty, even on comparing to Haryana Route ( Panipat ) which we usually take on Trips to Leh. The Hotel which looked good on Highway, Had flies all over the food, With little difficulty had got it digested. ( These places I would never want my small Kids to have food ) .. Till we were in UP ( Rampur) we thought we would have a tough stay. Luckly we pushed to Rudhraput ( Uttarakhand ), there was a mark difference in the facilities available. The Roads looked neat, Rudhrapur (UK) City was having every facility suddenly. We stayed at Hotel Ginger. ( good facilities ) ..Ghayan at Banbasa
The Second day we entered into Nepal, It was a Sunday afternoon. The Nepal border was just one bridge away from India at Banbasa, We wanted to check the pulse at Indian Border. We asked the Medical Shop guy at Banbasa (India ) we have read lot of sited in Internet about 500 rs not Valid in Nepal. The person smiled, and said Nepali want Indian Currency, They have trade relations with India, and they prefer us spending Indian Currency, and the collect it. There is huge demand of Indian Currency ( IC) in Nepal. He said If you are carrying more IC, ( in range of Lakhs ) then you are bound to get in trouble if checked by Local Police. Other wise Locals are happy to get IC. Only if they think its fake currency they would not accept. His each statement was true. Everywhere we had given Indian currency, every one accepted it.First leg Of Nepal Trip till Pokhra
To my surprise, In Nepal the roads were very clean, the Highway which is build with the help of India is the Main / or Only National Highway in the country. This runs from west to East, On both sides of the Highway you would find villages. The Highway had very little traffic. Most of the time we felt only we were riding on the entire road. This was the feeling we had Till we reached Pokhara. I was surprised to see students with school uniform on Road on Sunday. Later realized that Friday is a Holiday in Nepal.If you think you can have food anywhere in Nepal, when on highway I don't think you would find so many hotels in the highway. Even if you find, don't go on ordering what you like. The best thing to order is DAL BHAT, ( Rice + DAL + Sabji + Curd ) .. This is your saviour in Nepal on Highway.
As such Nepal is very picturesque, on the Highway you would rivers, bridges, all along the highway. The mountains standing tall at one side and the green paddy fields on the other side of the Highway. There is a huge power problem in Nepal. There are no street lights, so don't plan to ride in the Night , as you would not see anything in the Dark. For the people the Road is the lifeline, a place to socialize, People sit on both sides of the road doing all sort of things, ( few things i could remember are bathing, excercising, relaxing, gambling ... etc. )
As in India you would find Cows and Goats have access to the road, they would be herds which would be block your entire road, and if you are honking then be prepared to get hit by them. People speak Nepalise (Local people ), they struggle to converse in Hindi / English. In Nepal, you find Liquor free flowing.. Every petty shop has Liquor.... So are the Drunk and Drive Police checks. I could not believe Early morning 11. AM they are checking Drunk and Drive. Another thing which is common is WIFI network. Every restaurant, Hotel, BUS you would find a stricker Free WIFI... Generally free at Receptions area.
Pokhara the Heaven of Nepal
It was a heaven when we entered Pokhara, A beautiful city in Nepal, which is second biggest city in Nepal. There is a Lake called Phewa Lake, and the Annapurna Mountain range visible from there. One can spend a long time seeing the mountains in the backdrop. Phokhara was a hub of Adventure sports, We ventured out Parasailing. a Amazing exerience. You would find thousand of restaurants there, Food was amazing. Please don't order any Indian food. It would generally be a screw up. Nepali Thali ( DAL - BHAT ) is the best choice when you are in Nepal. Surprisingly We found Pizza very delicious. In Pokhara GODFATHER Pizza was the tastiest. They do wood baked pizza and are much cheaper than India. A Large Pizza in range of 200 INR. I found people very realistic. In most of the places the Price was mentioned clearly. No Discounts/ No Bargains when it came to Adventure rides., in all the places it was the same.Irritating Kathmandu
I really did not enjoy the stay at Kathmandu , As any big city, I found people very greedy for Money. The price which we noticed in Pokhara were less, for the same mountain flight than from Kathmandu. People would force you to spend more, Make choices for you. Extract more money from you. Its really bad feeling of being cheated. This was prominent in Kathmandu. As most of the prices were Hiked and then you would bargain to get it reduced. CAP which was around 200 Nepali RS was Tagged as 750 Nepali RS. Traffic everywhere. We were struck in Traffic JAM in Kathmandu, which were 5 kms long.Religious Tourism is another thing, when you enter into temple there are shops which would loot you with their over the roof pricing. 1000 INR for flowers and some pooja things. I was shocked, I said don't want to take anything, I would only See god and then come. Even you go alone, You would see people pulling you physically .... Don't entertain any of that. You can visit god yourself.
We had Pizza at Fire and ICE, Thamel Kathmandu, They are the best pizzas had in Nepal.
Chitwan National Park
Chitwan was our last Destination in Nepal, Hot Humid Like chennai. It's the National Park, which has many animals. We stayed 4 nights there, The package was worth the money, 5000 INR each for 4 nights, All three meals included in the package. Once you are out of Kathmandu, You feel you are in Heaven, again people are friendly and happy to host you.Finally ended our bike trip at Siliguri.
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