2006 Spring Nepal Travels (bokhara first day)

Day8 2006-2-5

8 a.m. and we meet in the downstairs Garden, and then go looking for the bike with the Hotel of Nanjing couples live.

Halfway a local child jumped on the bus, children from high of took us to courageously, result in the wrong, then asked the other pedestrians, always along the Lake, very easy to find.

Opposite the Hotel, the breakfast is very incidentally met one of our Porter Mokund please him breakfast.

I ordered a cup of hot chocolate, cheaper than 25RP, half of the mountain, 4 slices of toasted bread, 30RP. Asked by Mokund, said that the child is asking for money, go out and pretend to understand, with 3 piece of chocolate make children sent away.

Waiting for eating, has met Ganesh and Lasiman to eat breakfast, really too glib, everyone high sat together to continue chatting.

GH boss told last night because of the strike, here we only external transport is air aircraft, so now, he bought a 45 $, we didn't easily start, met Ganesh on ask him for help about the tickets.

Nanjing friends ask, they last night to ask 9 go ticket to a $ 60, we had some mess er, sorry didn't buy the GH, Ganesh find back the price is quite high, this is Nanjing friend and find a home to 50 $ a, unanimously decided to send representatives to follow I do buy airline tickets.

Nanjing friend bought 9, we bought 8, air tickets, 50 $ a, and so on in the evening back to GH, GH boss said he 8 ticket is $ 37 (including his own earn 1 $), and rubber calculator to calculate the count of the number of our losses.

Night think today to buy tickets for everybody panic, Nanjing friends buy is 9, air tickets, but we buying 8, air should be cheaper because many people not flying on 6 February and will catch on February 8, the aircraft was flying on February 9, plus all catch on 11 February, 8, go not many people. Regardless of yesterday or today, we are going to buy the tickets, no. 8, the day ticket prices dropped from $ 60 to $ 37, it seems that it is the market economic mentality, traders use the first day of the strike yesterday the tension, quickly rising prices, until today found that most visitors have already left, no one to buy tickets, so the evening went down (8 day at the airport to see true, usually one hour, but that day, the whole morning flights have merged into one). Loss/13 $ Ah, didn't dare to take this message to other non-peer, or else they regret the death.

Urban and inter-city Bus has not, even in the city, the Bus stopped, most shops are closed doors, however the restaurant is open, last night also worry about half day today didn't eat it.

In the evening, the whole of the Lake District is more depression, and a restaurant to have 4 tables above guests very well, most restaurants have only 1-2 table guests or guests.

This greatly facilitates US 5 people (half-way up a dropped from the long-awaited companion) is now a Very big group, in a restaurant, I casually to 20% discount, Waiter first promised 15%, the second 20% agreed.

The meal we had 2 steak (> 200RP/steak), a pot of Tea, discount Mini after paid 375RP.

Most tourists here are Chinese, so the locals joke that this season is the "season" in China.

The way I met friends tell us locals on the Chinese people and not very good, because many people have a point in accordance with the travel notes written on 1/3 of the offer, but in fact there are already quite infants specification, a lot of things and don't have much of a discount, not like the Chinese tourist area so no price.

Strike on we have disadvantages, this bike really comfortable, beautiful scenery, parking at any time without worrying about losing bike, Soldier will take the initiative to your smile and say hello to never check for you, just like your guard, you can eat delicious food, but also in the huge dining room alone enjoy everywhere, give us a discount, tourists seldom, it seems that the whole of the Lake District are, like the "new rich".

12 noon, sit by the Lake, enjoy here the famous Lake fish costs WA, watching the sky Eagle and many paragliding, distant Lake wave Flash, thought at this moment the Beijing Tongren has begun to work, but here, Mobile phone service has been interrupted, no one can contact me, I belong here, here belong to me.

Today's feel great-er, I'm want to bask in the Sun for a few days.

Apart from the few and the discount everywhere, today feel a difference there is buy gifts during the day, when the door is closed.

Boss's brother in doors to keep watch on the outside, our 6 bicycles also pushed a small alley to avoid sitting out too conspicuous. This scarf is cheap, even my stingy person buy gifts today are spent $ 85, crazy.

Meal, see ambulance ring with Bell to the North, and fellow jokingly said: "the war", in fact, I wondered if someone was hurt when gliding.

8 p.m. dinner I went back to GH, roads, fewer people, almost konger sway.

When buying a ticket, I Show my cell phone (Dave, since no service, now serves as the watch is used), the local people also want to buy my cell phone, they are very concerned about the Camera, MP3, and function, I phone looks not good 250 $ to buy, I'll have to excuse my cell phone accessories are incomplete, not storage card and so on, so we cannot sell to them.

These days there's always someone to buy my mobile phone, according to my observation is that some people become rich (mainly GH boss or restaurant), but the local no electrical appliances, communication devicesWood shop, almost all shops are facing travellers, buying Mobil difficulties.

Experience abroad, first strike, yesterday's rush has been rare in place, before going to bed full of spirit also summed up so far is "black infants" experience as follows:

First: the arrival within the GH KTM to eat the meal that has not been good and the price is high.

Second: the first day of accommodation within the GH, buying local man not honest, a bottle of water prices than 15RP (forget specific prices, it seems almost a hundred RP).

Third: KTM's du bus Plaza, two non-bothered to do the tour was to took the opportunity to practise listening, hard bargain 侃 to 250RP, finally they asked for 500RP, say is two people, Halo.

On the same plane to friends also asked for a guided tour, 2 individual total pay 350RP.

Fourth: KTM's first ride tricycles, a total of 2 people, I am a 100RP sitting to discuss the good, but the last change 50RP, came back only to find only to find I spent 70RP 30RP, didn't see it.

Fifth: rent a bike, then Pokala atmosphere 100RP a car, but then I met a friend of Nanjing rental through Wizard is 30RP (but not with variable speed), rental car after the second day of discovery at the lakeside of the place is still a lot of cars for rent, 50RP (but leave our shelter to go 20-30 minutes looks like), and, of course, that car is without a variable.

Sixth: back to KTM ticket, 50 $.

Seventh: unless the tour peak season (October) or have special requirements, otherwise no scheduled GH (reach Nepal's first day can make one booking, after all, strange and tired infants).

The first two days we all get ripped, if his own words, and each district should be cheap 100RP.

Please continue to pay attention to the splendid boccara.