Nepal travel (11)

November 17-18

Listen to the Ram that today only half day road, so we will start at 9: 30.

Yesterday went too hard today has not started, it has been quite sore legs. We both want to avoid the step of the way, unfortunately, all steps have tottered, see us next steps look just like the old lady. Village more, high temperatures, along the way is a quiet rural scenery.

The road passes through a stone gate, close to the guerrillas of the notices and their leader's portrait, notices that do not have permission to the guerrilla forces indiscriminately into the mountain.

What license is the way money to buy. Our mountain hiking, Government licenses had 1000 rupees; however the mountain guerrillas deny this reconciliation is, if you encounter them, but also pay 10 dollars into the mountain. It is interesting to guerrilla fees receipt, you hold the receipt, then went to Nepal in the territory of any of the guerrilla forces, are within the play without paying. Poon Hill definitely belongs to the guerrilla jurisdiction, we are well prepared to meet them, but had not caught presumably they too are home to a Festival. However all the hiking tour guide told us they wouldn't hurt visitors, even more than the Government forces. Guerrillas only speak English, if you pretend you don't understand English, they are nothing. Ram told us he did not speak with English in Japan, the guerrillas to Japan to money, Japan who do not understand just walk, the guerrillas stranded. And guerrillas claiming to be a hair party, also to the Chinese people face, it is said that and their friendship, Chinese people presentation can often get a discount. :-)

Just over 11 points, we'll stop for lunch in the mountains, this is the last meal.

Small restaurant is located at the river Tagus River, the River opposite there is a small mountain village. We sat in the eaves, watching the River opposite the landscape, but also between people on the suspension bridge, leisure and fun. FRO's drawbridge, carrying a large bag of hikers, head and shoulder weights for livelihoods around the potters, Bell jingle caravan, dressed in national costumes of Nepal behaviour of women. We see the two side-show, aside from those who criticize the past. Over a group dressed in uniforms for the children, I give them photographed. I think that despite the poor countries, Nepal has attached great importance to education, in Nepal, whether in the city, the countryside or in the mountains, always seen wearing uniforms of the child. I wonder if I inferred correctly, perhaps a bit to clothing for people?

In the mountains had this a few days, the food is simple, but very interesting.

Menu often have several Chinese cuisine, the plausible. Every family has a Chinese-style fried noodles, served at, really like that put a lot of Curry, local flavor, though not unpalatable; some places just sprinkle cheese in the surface silk, became Italy side. We were both tired of cheese, for the first time had a half-day world, from the surface to the overhanging cheese wire advance tell since shops told him not to drop. There is also a Chinese spring rolls, every house on the menu, I visited 3 times, the two previous served are oversized, fried dumplings, the taste of caixian was very good; the last really is quite authentic Chinese spring rolls. There is a Tibetan Bread for breakfast, the discovery of the first point is the fried bread, sweet, taste good, thick soft bread. The second point, actually is very authentic shehuo, make me a surprise. But meat to the mountains may be a bit uncomfortable, there is a vegetarian.

Dinner from another backpackers mouth that returns bokhara can also use Bus, so we missed Nayapul, but take the Bus to return boccara.

Ticket 50 rupees per person, plus from l to the Lake District 80 rupees for playing a total of 230 rupees, the fare for a taxi to 600 rupees, the province has a lot of money, since we are not in a hurry.

Back to bokhara still live in Nirvara, hotel boss help we provide tomorrow afternoon return with all of the tickets, the answer is tomorrow's ticket has been booked, the first of the day after tomorrow morning only.

How? normally ticket cannot be so nervous, because most of the tourists go by land. We really is time intensive, don't want to put the 8, 9 hours wasted on the road before deciding to travel by air. Sure enough reason, while we were walking into the mountain on foot in the past few days, the Government and the guerrillas took more intense conflict, both in Canada and in the middle of a local bokhara crossfire, like it hangs 10 more personal. Because of this conflict, the guerrillas in the conflict to call a strike. Message by world media coverage, although no tourists, l heard gunshots, but haste to return to Kathmandu, is afraid of escalation of the conflict, more large-scale strike, causing traffic outages, trapped in a bokhara; also afraid of bullets not long eyes, so hurry to escape from a non-place, from the conflict, to bring them. And because the conflict coincided with increases in the Middle, and worry about bokhara highway is not secure, so the aircraft immediately.

We have no choice but to return after tomorrow.

The second day in bokhara Street shopping, shopping mall, the scene was great with 4 days ago.

Pall, shop the Museum. Remaining estimate are not get tickets for slip through. :-)

In the evening, I saw a group of soldiers hands gun in bokhara Street patrol, they walked slowly, each interval of 4-5 meters, more than 20 people, very carefully.