Because you can't buy NI propulsion Hong Kong direct flight to Kathmandu ticket, only the selected Thai "Guangzhou-Bangkok-Kathmandu" and found this is not economic and time consuming, unless you have time to play in Thailand for a few days, or for no reason at all to spend two nights in hotel costs, also contributed freely back and forth two landing visa fee of 1000 baht/person and airport taxes 500 baht/person (notice: VISA ON ARRIVAL from 26 August 2003, from 300 baht per person up to 1000 baht.
) – Immediately dumbfounded, l price 3.3 times, no way, only paid: (others said if advance in Guangzhou and Thailand collar for a visa, the costs so high, not verified, the need to DOUBLE CHECK it out. These costs are considered, the travelling back and forth from about 4000 Yuan RMB to 5000 $!!16 January 2004, we finally reached the Nicaraguan capital Kathmandu airport, the airport is not big, but still clean.
To the INFORMATION DESK to get maps, man is very friendly and polite, delivering a travel guide to the English version, when you know that we come from China, even for the Chinese version to us, we feel hot, Nice, glossy and free! (However, it is best to take both remind us of the Chinese version of the English version and another, because the Chinese version of the Chinese too completely, even the names are translated into Chinese and not leave any English note, we do not know which is which. ), Off-topic, LONELY PALET'd buy one, second hand are cheap, describes in detail, if you can borrow in the country to read, you don't have to like Hangzhou girl said so to return to the hotel every day, even if it's to do his homework until late, eyes are spent, you can't finish ...To the airport we are Hotel Victoria boss RAJU, (we met his travels, he was in contact with Nepal Tourism practitioners better of it, it's just fine in his always adhere to the price of one night 400RS (even the Airport PICK UP), not one person, one price, able to coax the coax.
Later, he is not, by virtue of our friend "bargain two-person group" the power of a man, he also had to take two rooms prices are reduced to 300RS is way down the line. ) Has just seen him, as if he knew us, and no wonder, why do the lines. There is a person quickly come up to our luggage into the car, think Ben's service is also good, but the man immediately reached out to the money that is designed to make dry la luggage tips, service is accepted, but to give money. -The aircraft would be forced to happen, but this is only the beginning.RAJU received another on COUPLE (SARA and KELVIN) of the original is and we sat on the same flight, from Guangzhou, also see travels the houses — coincidence!
Our journey to Nepal.
Go to change money, maximum wrap to 1USD: 72.1RS, then never changed, and the lowest in bokhara also wrap to 71.3, COMMISION. That afternoon because of the time, only a stroll in the THAMEL are familiar with the situation, this is going to go to the second day of Chitwan, RAJU said there was just one of many people and groups to go, we will, no later than one day go better, so we listened to his words, the second day in Kathmandu on several points in the vicinity of shopping.First go to the Royal Plaza Kathmandu (Kathmandu Durbar Square) is one of the United Nations of the world cultural heritage by THAMEL to walk 10 minutes, tickets 200RS/person, we do a 2 week valid PASS, I was also used.
Palace square is not large, the buildings are mainly in wood, but also start to corrode, later to be really do not see much. Special live goddess live, but we do not see her. There is a small square has many pigeon, Dove behind the temple is a lot of sex where wood sculpture, at that time we didn't even notice, then see LP knew, had to look up the posts under the eaves. Then there is the Palace Square, museums, and also spent 250RS/person, in which visited 1 hours, in fact, nothing to see, unless you are aware of their culture or are interested in, otherwise it is not worth the money spent time there. In it the only somewhat meaning of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai was seen, even President Jiang Zemin talked with their engagement photos, King appeared in friendly or full long.After travelling to Pago Tan (Patan), is also one of the world cultural heritage of the United Nations, taxi 100RS (later "bargain two-person group," says they'll heft 80RS), tickets 200RS/person.
The whole square is less than Kathmandu, also has a Museum, this time not in. Took some photos into it, see the square next to a beautiful restaurant, top-to-roof, commanding the entire square, Nice!, PATanzania also those Temple Oh God, for us, all the same, so after dinner we soon to another United Nations of the world cultural heritage-India burning carcasses Temple (Pashupatinath Temple).Taxis go from bafatan is 100RS, tickets is 200RS/person.
Get a look at some sites are burned, other side has two doing rituals. So we ran on the opposite Hill ready to look at how a get method for the ceremony, or how the ignition and the like, but had to wait half an hour or only from afar, the other nothing wrong and static, look at the way decided or go.Originally on the map to see the corpse from the fire to the great stupa Temple (BODDANATH) are in close proximity, we offer 50RS weren't taxi willing to go, but you can only pay 70RS.
What holiday the day of may, the street filled with people, following the flow of people into it and saw the stupa are just to rely on, it went in, tickets or province. This stupa is very light and fresh, it is said that the Dalai Lama's annual in this live a few days. Go round it down.Out to find a taxi back to THAMEL, 120RS.
When the days are starting to black, traffic is not very smooth, coupled with the military road closures, Pocket long road back to THAMEL, fortunately didn't play table, otherwise it is expensive. 6: 30 or so that the day of black qi.The hotel met SARA and KELVIN, meet together for dinner, and arranged for a second day to Chitwan, a night without having to wait for tomorrow to begin tour of Chitwan.
Go to Nepal before watching a lot of travel, write the Nepal how simple people, culture and how beautiful brilliant, how the landscape, so when full of expectation, but went after the discovery of reality and expectations have great distances – this is not just the two of us, but we met friends of common sense, we feel that there is really something, want to speak out about the predecessors of misleading corrected, share with you below.
First, simple, we encountered a lot of people are engaged in tourism, simplicity in them is very difficult to see, they only care about how to make your business, there are many ways in which their usual tactic is to tell the FRIEND, say no to make money, just to make friends – and this is what we experience the deepest and most frustrating trick! they often hang in the mouth of the oratory is the "Don ' t call me sir, call me friend."
You simply say you are businessman, earn money, businessmen who do not earn, we also see the habit, but also what arm arms, set what almost say friends? so hypocritical examples a lot, go to Chitwan buy package of SHER, HOTEL BLUE HEAVEN by KARSI more mastery.SHER is us travel awareness (many people do is look at travel know him and contact, and give him into business), he himself in Kathmandu, is responsible for soliciting, Chitwan and his brother in SHELI is responsible for managing a hotel, make HOTEL PARKSIDE.
Basically to Chitwan many bought 3 days 2 nights package (package eat, live, play, can pack the owner doesn't allow traffic depends on your ability and you're out of the price), previous travels, not really in trouble, because the package was employed there by a guide, by their activities, they are not OK. In fact, then my brother's experience is that your own buy tickets to Chitwan, stay one night, only 300RS JUGLE WALK 150RS/person, riding like 600RS/person (private like 2 hours), the Government like 1000RS/person for one hour to spend significantly cheaper than the package price. We listen to travel so bought in Kathmandu SHER's package, including from Kathmandu to Chitwan and Chitwan to bokhara tickets, 50 dollars a person, he also said that this is the most favorable, but sold to China's "friends" (his Web site quote is 120 USD per person, but there are no transactions have no one knows).A car that is not on the road, the so-called tourist BUS is not what the GREENLINE, SUNNY SWISS BUS or BUS, it is very common for a BUS, but a look at the many foreigners sit, and forbearance.
Driving at seven in the morning, at two o'clock arrived, have lunch in a hurry fast 4 points, after the program is to see the elephant. Baby elephant was nothing interesting, but look at the baby elephant of the forest of sunset is very beautiful. SHELI speaks to listen to the sunset point, results not as some phase went away, and go to sunset, the Sun is down, see the environment, yet little elephant trees so beautiful, it's a pity!, however, in the sunset point, but met a group of friends from the motherland — a COUPLE of Beijing, Wuxi Yang and from Guangzhou "bargaining" two-person group.The evening's program is to look at local performances, said to be acting, just six dance performances are knocking sticks, come and go just a few individuals, but all are men, it is strange that the show is not exciting, but in the end but someone leading contributions to protect the local culture, we of course also expressed as Chinese people on the friendship of the people of Nepal, won enthusiastic applause.
The second day of the show is like riding, walking tour of the river and the jungle (ELEPHENT RIDE, BOATING, JUNGLE WALK).
Riding the elephant is very difficult, four people in a small box like back, it's like walking a high and one low, several hours down the leg and hand ache all over. This is not, then we realize that we are a private company, only in the Park perimeter of jungle go blind, only the National Park's elephant to enter inside, wife VV has complained that a pheasant travel fraud. Riding the elephant nearly four hours, the total of the harvest is seen 4 only lazy Rhinoceros, Flash briefly also look of Jesus, that asking — deer, there is the River small to see with a telescope is only two in the Sun of the crocodile.Afternoon boating, to
Guide said that the river has 128 different fish, can we even a small fish never see, ask, answer, our boating, fish are gone, no, this is definitely the fish smell our odor ran, or how we came to shore just never met a fish? it seems Chitwan fish are different, smell-sensitive, and 128 fish smell is as sensitive.Started to walk through the jungle, they landed a wizard to start the two we explained the dangers of the jungle walk, that might meet the Tigers, Rhinoceros, grizzly bear and met the rhinoceros to quickly climb the tree (thought I how to climb, and monkeys), meet Grizzlies to Wai together shout frighten it (can?), meet the Tigers to not speak slowly walk away (this seems reasonable).
Listening to this introduction also Let's really nervous, but later discovered that the Tiger is certainly not there (in the jungle, we were only in buffer), grizzly bear and rhino cannot see, don't know where to hide. Wizard's eyes is very ill, a couple of kilometres away from the tree of birds are known as is famous for, let us look, can only be described as a thing in there, but can see monkeys, or two, a white-a Brown, that Flash had also not of Jesus, or call — deer!In the evening back to the sunset point, took many photos, Nice, back onto the Internet, also rave about.
In the evening, the two of us package throughout the hotel, because our compatriots in the morning.
Although they have gone, but was dissatisfied with the information to us: they same 3 days 2 nights package price is $ 50, $ 40, although not including return transportation, but traffic is only about 30 Yuan RMB! Chitwan off, local pick up people reported out of the same 3 days 2 nights package didn't bargain only 35 dollars before it! it feels upset--much more than money, also let people to play with friends in the guise of a Mongolian to really gas!!! who knows something that people — also without endThe next morning, the birds said look, not to mention, in fact, no one would think clearly or three kilometers away the cat in the tree is what bird.
And so on to bokhara car that fooled again, the car was the trumpet sound Super strange India TATA production, but not many people sitting in the car in a nearby town around many a circle is not on the road, should also run to the station stops, until finally it has finally hit the road, two hours is almost over. I really appreciate SHELI let us feel a back to Nepal touting Tsai. Evil continues:Departure from HOTEL PARKSIDE, SHELI told us that when we go to bokhara, there will be a person asked CHAVI meet us to his hotel NEPAL GUESTHOUSE, free of charge, you can see, if you think good lives, not good to go.
Thought, give him a parallel to human feelings. Waiting for the bus at about 3 o'clock boccara, sure enough, the CHAVI we get out after less than two minutes it took us to his hotel. Look at, see, see Lake, the garden is not pretty, so that we don't like to go, but this guy is a must and we paid the fare that is not free of charge, to the gas, Ah, not so much because the pay that money, but also to cheated!!!.Do not hesitate to pick up the package to go — his own hotel.
Along the way saw several, probably had a Cape, simply run into an Internet cafe to the Internet. And so comes out, it also to the HOTEL BLUE HEAVEN. This hotel is also seen in online travel, it is also a little hope, so he went — this is our chance to start again.Stay HOTEL BLUE HEAVEN, first and foremost thing is to determine the next day mountaineering journeys, due to the tight schedule, we want to use 3 day walk POON HILL.
KARSI-BLUE HEAVEN HOTEL is also in charge of one of his partners such as Reed tongue let us buy his package price, per person, 20 dollars a day, 3 days for a total of US $ 120, the whole package of food, lives in the mountains and back to work. Remember the Raiders also mentioned a similar price, originally wanted to go out and look at the price, but that's getting late, Raiders also say how good this hotel, thought should also not be bad to go there now, so I agreed. Later with the "bargain two-person group" Exchange, a group of 8 people only please a wizard 400RS every day, two back workers 500RS per person per day, all the rest eat live traffic their own pay yourself a bargain in the mountains every day to eat chicken, the same line, each person's costs only half of us!And then I came out to 120 dollars inside (in 1: 72, contract 8700RS), every day back working and Wizard of artificial is 300RS, we eat per person per day is living standards, so 3 days 700RS package words KARSI to back workers and Wizard of money only 5100RS, plus the traffic of about a thousand, while the remaining two thousand more into the pockets of KARSI.
And our meals are arranged by the wizard, in a dining and accommodation, he has a rebate, but each of us in every 700RS won't finish part, of course, is his profits. In the mountains, basically no meat, other dishes are not good, like my 3 days more in every meal eaten fried, 100RS, wife in addition to the first day can eat fried rice, the second day, even the tea do not want to drink, and live up to that 100RS one night, also not a rebate, a careful reader will know that a calculation inside big profits.Money is given, but climbing experience is really impressive! way we passed numerous steps, wading River, over snow, there is a long and arduous, and enjoy the beautiful Sunrise fun.
Climbing the next day, his wife because couldn't eat anything, plus cold and tired, did not reach the destination before the day of the plan would throw up and had to stay ahead of, or cancel a scheduled the next day to POON HILL at dayOut of the plan. The next day, my wife only picked porridge, actually be dragged the body went nine hours, and I also cannot help portico. As a result of the second day of delayed, 3 days and cannot complete the original way, had to say and more for one night, in the fourth day at noon to complete this memorable mountaineering journeys.Mountain climbing, but is that kind of taste, that feeling, are still seen.
Along the way, I met almost all Lamplighter, then ask them where to (my wife also said that I air so good). May be the reason of the Chinese new year, met many come from China, and of course also encountered in Chitwan is encountered mixed units, mostly in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, Hong Kong and Taiwan who have followed is Korea, Germany, Canada, Australia and Singapore also experienced some, but not much, maybe they compare to worry about the situation here, it is a United States person is not met, and in the mountains a Maoist slogan "YANKEE, GO BACK TO YOUR HOME!" You should understand. Local people don't like the United States, said that they too arrogant, it was agreed with.The wizard and back work RAM, grow dark thorough, India-, 19-year-old went to India to become mercenaries, mixing a year did when on, the results came back to do the line, 10-year-old father abandoned their family after the mother, gave birth to a child, day 4 to us how poor.
RAM is full, the way he could hang care we, wife in mountaineering on the second day out, RAM has supported her go, whether the snow or wet cascade. But no matter how he has tried to cover up his attempt to return, he was implying that clothes, shoes, etc. who who who sent in, and then tell me about gloves is broken, then it is more straightforward, simply asked to food medicine Ah money. In fact, we are also very understanding, down the mountain after we put the leftover sausage gave him, I gave him the gloves, clothes also gave him, gave him ten dollars and 300RS tip, but it seems that he still wanted more.The lack of material on the Hill, we have some less than expected, there are several points to note:
For example, rain gear, we didn't bring, results in the rain, on the Hill bought three plastic bags for raincoats, each also 20RS?;
Where to eat, the better prepared, particularly meat, or in the mountains to buy chickens (there should be no avian influenza), many things still worth it, 600-700RS, our "bargain two-person group" company is doing;
Water, we should know in Nepal should drink bottled water, Yamashita 15RS a bottle, the mountain is 60-70RS a bottle, so if the baggage is not many, to buy more or more attractive;
Clothes, now this cold weather better with a little more, after all, the mountains and snow and rain, the altitude is also high, especially at night when no movement is more cold;
Shoes are very important, at least, is a true winning, it's best to be waterproof, otherwise you will have a hard time of legs to eat, it is more important to safety;
The last is think again the lack of material in the mountains, what everyday things you want to use your own best carry, sometimes a knife, a flashlight, a clothesline is also available.
Also avoid 2000RS mountain pass per person, fled to escape, but I personally think or don't do it, undermine the national dignity, something I do not know what to do, after all, is in a foreign country of mountains.
Mountaineering experience, whatever I say here, members may not fully understand, after coming back from Nepal, Nepal tour maximum of harvest is mountaineering experience, those who are interested to know that friends, go to Nepal, don't miss out, make your own experience about it, but be sure to do a mental and physical preparation.
Back to HOTEL BLUE HEAVEN, KARSI really left a 5 floor, left a room to us, but for 400RS (Chinese restaurant "Orchid" proprietress later told us that the entire price, l up to now also 300RS, because now not many tourists, those of us who watched China travels, at HOTEL BLUE HEAVEN, black boss also does not hard life to AZ?), was caught in the rain-drenched we bother to talk to him about it.
In fact, the so-called 5 floor, left the room will also be able to see the fishtail peak of a small River Delta, also when the weather is good, the so-called can lie in bed watching the snow is nonsense. Later we walked from the LAKE SIDE to the DAM SIDE, easily can see a list of the mountains, but also where the hotel is good, visible travels, may have their own experiences, the good things they may not be experienced, so sometimes speak up may not be accurate, the important thing is their own discoveries.As a result of mountaineering was delayed a day, time is tight, so they decided to come back on that day in the mountains, l-down boat on the Lake, the next morning on the ride back to Kathmandu.
Buying votes, sitting on the shore of Lake ha'afeva, side enjoying lake view, a dinner, a few days of hard work finally was able to relieve. His wife began to eat, it seems difficult and tiring did not beat her. Mentioned in the previous travels, l juice really good, even drank two cups, now also in the aftertaste.In fact, ha'afeva Lake and there is nothing special, wife says it is not comparable with our Reed blight Lake beautiful, fatal is the Lake are basically let Division to which residents, built a few and not pretty messy little house.
Since the days of climbing, there are no spirits after boarding the opposite that can see the entire bokhara Valley hills.Boating following the l Street and met our fellow citizens, then go to the Chinese restaurant, and enjoy a different experience on the road.
After lunch in the l Street shopping, a group of people who go to tourists and not much had attracted numerous eye.In the evening
Back to the hotel, because of the collapse, KARSI said GREENLINE cars of tomorrow not necessarily open to specific situations to know tomorrow morning. The next morning we set off to the station, and sure enough, not only the closure GREENLINE cars to Kathmandu, all cars were not opened, no reason there has been new version: Maoist control a part of the region, the road to the letter. Impossible, and "bargaining" two-person group to discuss the road don't know when to seal, our time is precious, so the decision to buy plane tickets from inland boccara fly back to Kathmandu. KARSI said no problem, he can get things done, and we believed him once. Back to the hotel, after his round of liaison, told us at 9: 25 pm with two bit 14: 50 5 bits. As a member of the friends you want to catch a plane to let her go, we took the afternoon. Fares KARSI averred that 65 dollars, we already offer. Many experience tells us that this guy is not trusted, and so much second person group Lu born while the gap came to the opposite of a travel agency to ask, they offer just US $ 63, ask the DISCOUNT immediately is 60 dollars, I'm black, immediately go back with KARSI! KARSI said, to us $ 60, don't talk to him, this guy also meekly accepted right away. But he has so much harm to our ______We buy is COSMIC AIR tickets, 9: 14: 25 and 50 flights is the earliest and latest flight, in the middle of a minimum five, six flights and flying boccara-Kathmandu there are several companies such as AIR, BRUDDA SITA AIR and Nepal Airlines.
At 8 o'clock in the morning we went to buy a ticket, not other flights are full, the oldest KARSI is to follow the latest he can get the largest discount flights sold us, this black guy!Our line of 4 people at the airport, COSMIC AIR said because of Kathmandu, bad weather, the plane was delayed, let's wait, we also do not know the seriousness of the problem, wants to wait.
CHECK IN after waiting until 5 p.m., other flights are flown away, haven't we, no one came to us for any explanation. So they ran to the COSMIC AIR Office theory, just started their leader also said that here the control tower allows them to fly to 5: 40, see Kathmandu aircraft can fly back, they went to look at, but they turned us lost in the Office, on the other side back up even outside votes. Money spent, and dry, one afternoon, cannot even fly let us refund? it's not so expensive things, ask them how to solve, they promised to arrangements we sit tomorrow the first flight, the other not, we do not promise, and insisted that they provide accommodation and food, they said this is inland flights, no international flights of compensation, after we argue, they finally agreed to provide 3-star hotel, with regard to food, no. At this point, you can do it, is better than nothing (second day saw some day fly out of passengers, their very good back, without any compensation).That is a 3 stars hotel, in fact quite broken up, the only advantage is that hot water is very hot.
Ride back to LAKE SIDE dinner, we encountered many times goodbye fellow Chinese, talk, I couldn't help but no answer, said: "after this don't, don't say goodbye, or never. ”As a result of the second day of the strike, l, originally scheduled airline that sent our car did not, had to own carrying a rucksack to airport, good at not far away.
Or because of weather, the plane was delayed again, and so on 11 o'clock we finally on the plane, we rejoice as the Grand Prize, as early as forget sitting small aircraft.Small aircraft in service is very simple, with a glass of water, but in the computers can see snow and clouds, we say that as a MOUNTAIN FLY bar (MOUNTAIN FLY is a near Mt. Everest near mountain flight, 109 USD).
Digression: later and sit the same flight locals chatting, just know the ticket as long as the local people, but we were 1600RS pay 60 dollars (4400RS), it appears that Nepal whole countries are slaughtered us tourists.
Grueling hard we finally went back to Kathmandu.
"Bargaining unit" and two-person show extraordinary ability in the airport, the price of the car, killing the 150RS, in HOTEL VICTORIA pulled the 400RS killed to buerjia 300RS.Slightly after we came to Bhaktapur (Bhaktapur), because we have already been to Kathmandu and the Palace square bafatan, so here there will be no special expectations.
Indeed, the main building is carved, and in particular point is so far away you can find the Peacock window and carved a lot of sexual intercourse with a sculpture of the temple. Non-Ichiro said Bhaktapur worth staying one night, we feel that you do not have to have a look here is more of a dirty, restaurants and not so good. For example many people recommend the SUNNY RESTAURANT, landscape behind bafatan, producer prices are generally not cheap.Because the road delays, fearing the spread of the strike, was scheduled to NAGARKOT accommodation for one night at the mountain's plan also canceled.
From Bhaktapur back to Kathmandu, as did not find a taxi, sit as long as a person's 10RS MINI BUS, experience a moment of local people, but also good, the car quickly, get off at the place near THAMEL is also very near.The next day, went to the Palace square around Kathmandu a circle, and then go to the monkey Temple (Swayambhunath).
In fact, called the monkey Temple of reason is since the temple at the top of the mountain, Hill and many monkeys, hence its name. Monkey Temple in the mountains you can see the panoramic view of Kathmandu, but bad weather seemed to be regular, see always grey. On whatMody Temple Ah Ah we are Buddha is of little interest, but look, he found it very rich not only temples are the new monks lived very pretty, laid down the volume through the barrel have constantly been fueling and, more importantly, Lama access all taxi, but a lot, we go, taxi, bargain several times about 10 minutes away, 10 8 vehicles carrying Lama car after, this scenario and the Kathmandu city old formed a strong contrast, it seems that the people of Nepal have put the money donated to the Lama Temple, let the good times.Afternoon shopping in THAMEL, breezed packed.
27 January, when Thai Airways aircraft to Nepal's land left behind, carrying our feelings on all kinds of Nepal, as well as our body to the homeland, transport, Nepal trip also come to an end.
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