Tibet-Nepal-Qinghai (11)

Tibet-Nepal-Qinghai (11)

15 April (Wed)-16 (Thursday), sunny.

Lhasa-Kathmandu.

4 pm to the Consulate for a visa, the door has many drivers in soliciting, close to 4-5 people on the left, to the wood of 400 Yuan per person, the cart $ 270.

I think the cart safety, 2 drivers take turns driving, car, one more easy to get to know fellow travelers, the disadvantage is that more than four hours later the car, the second day, 12 noon to, but does not have any effect on the day of clearance to Kathmandu, I decided to sit the cart. 50 seat took more than 20 people in the car is met xiaocheng, small and old willow, ex 2-40 years old, have reached the peak of Mount Everest 8848 meters, after a slightly bigger, rafting the Yangtze River. Late in the day ' is "Jade dumplings" dinner, 24-hour service, the driver is your pay, it is a specification. Car space a lot, I took 2, holding a big bag on the aisles becomes a bed, bed very comfortable, I have a feature on the road kind of transport can sleep on the second day 10 am at the end of a County nyalam. (Figure 1)

From the County to the wood of the town of mountain roads are large-scale road, just dozens of kilometres of road, 5 hours, 3 hours, finally came to the end of the national highway 318.

This difficult journey, predicts the following trials will begin. (2)

This is a bustling frontier town, the houses on both sides of the road, in the fall, (fig 3) 2 lanes of a road on the Park is full of car traffic in a road, frequently, in order to allow road, sometimes dozens of car is a vehicle to cars, is probably the most confusing China traffic.

(Figure 4) into town on the traffic jam, some passengers want to get away, the driver, to persuade the town parking spots we know, this section of the road is long, longtime carrying luggage to choke.

Hurry to eat a bowl of noodles, then go to the heat exchanger, coins, $ 1 renminbi 11.73RS, immediately to the car to the friendship bridge customs, $ 10 per person.

Out of the little road that was stopped down, traffic control to 5, today cannot cross the border, only to return to the wood of the living, the driver laughing said, if you don't have much luggage you can go from the hillside, the road near a lot of time, perhaps we could catch. Xiaocheng observation and decided to walk down the Hill. Three hundred pounds per person, I have 60 pounds, tandem two backpacks. Small to lead with the former, xiaocheng guide in front of me, that I followed his footsteps away, old willow to postpone my protection lies in the Middle, from 45 degree slopes straight flush. In the Hill, I stepped on a stone, a very soft, leg 3 firm only, if the difference is, that's a burden to roll down the Hill, and bucket-think just for turning back, leg acid for a few days, take the stairs also difficult. 4: 30 pm through customs, we successfully passed 3 people, old willow living as the Tibetans, Sichuan province were found a lot of time before release, 2008 3.12, Tibet, Tibetans generally check not issuing. Friendship Bridge is very beautiful, right down at the waterfall, it is estimated that cannot take pictures in a hurry. Nepal's soldiers in checking the package for grubbing up tips, we ignore them, and Struts. Customs registration, and for each 200, coins of writing fees, xiaocheng help us fill it, they do not look at the stack of paper thrown in. In the small street to see several Chinese police in stroll, it is estimated that there are Chinese officials back to Tibet, not only in the wood of the customs control, the road traffic is really made dishes, we go to death. We are the last to be left blank when, eager to find to Kathmandu car, car boss not la we have no business, so about the price well, 90% of new 12 blocks and Toyota van, 3200, coins, not with other people, arrived at the hotel. The driver is a 20-year-old man, seated next to a 40-year-old man, then up a 60-year-old man, seated in the first row of the right, old willow sitting at his side, I sat on the right side of the second row, xiaocheng and small to sit in the third row, last row has been removed, drop us a lot of luggage. There are two points to note, first, Nepal's car is left row, the driver sits on the right, with China and, on the contrary, we often have the wrong impression that came with the car in front of the car crash. Second, Nepal later than Beijing time 2 hours 15 minutes, we watch 6 p.m., in Nepal time is 4 pm, from now on, we'll use Nepal time timing, the driver said before dark, as can be to Kathmandu to death in a car accident the other day 3 personal matter has been resolved, the road is very good. The above three points, with the following story have a certain relationship, so I Rory wordy about ahead of time. Car 1 hours, the driver stopped at a gas station, asking to pay some money, his representations xiaocheng, I get a photo. (Figure 5)

Nepal is located in the South of the Himalayas, the Indian Ocean, moist air, River, mountains and lush green, crops, flowered, a land of plenty.

Back to the bus, negotiations have been completed, we gave 1000, money, now we have to, currency valuation.

Car soon, 3 Nepal guy stopped by our cars with drivers a chirp miles off, and then to pull open the door in, added to our doubts, old willow decisively shut the door, three little rascal disorder take a body, and gas ranges and climbed onto the roof of it.

After a village, the roof came pounding acoustic, 3 individual down again with the drivers a whisper, and then go together to the entrance of a parked truck, the same car over 10 guys talk about it. I see the road opposite a police post, heart slightly, in police or abroad can be trusted. 10 minutes later, the driver back to the bus, xiaocheng asked, he replied, the accident happened, the previous block road, to bypass road. I saw on pickup turn left on to highways, our car turned immediately to keep pace with in situ, 10 minutes away, turned into a dirt track, we suddenly found followed up a car, 3 car walking on the dirt track, then no other car. Passing 2 battalions, old willow note hanging banner of the United Nations peacekeeping force, we felt very strange, never heard of a peacekeeping force Nepal。 In this country of unfamiliar surroundings, fear into the army, who knows what they keep unruly, will not be anti-Government armed even terrorists. Getting dark, and road and more difficult to walk, in front of the truck, we often, we talk to close it before we left, behind the car not tight not slower followed, have the opportunity to also not surpass, we caught in the middle. We are vigilant, mind in quick thinking: drivers say that traffic accidents have solved why now blocking road; road car lot, why only our 3 car road around here; why don't keep promises, the driver decided to charge, also a pretext for not oil money. We started to do some preparation. I put the money taken out from the bag, dispersed in various pockets, so you want to put the shoes in a US $ 100, then think about the situation not be so bad, just give up. Away from home, money is very important, "one money is going to kill me Warrior, you might at least want to stay home fare, so I generally money second part, the money enough emergency response, most of the money in the carry-on bag, strict anti-stealing. Now is the anti gun, the package is not gu, as long as you keep one, leaving back to Lhasa fare on the line, where the Bank money. Money handling finished ready to hand. Old willow has asked, if what happens, do not leave the car. Yeah, our four-person against the three persons on board, I'll be more than enough to drive, because the left line of the car I had in South Africa, drivers have a car is a weapon. Dark, in the former does not rely on the village after the store's desolate place, in front of the car stopped, jump 10 a few people, as long as they come to us, we will take action, but they are moving towards the second edge pee, take a look behind the car stopped, going down 2 terrifying aspect, is also minimal. 3 car all maintain a distance and at peace. Pickup, we measured with 2 car,. Days more dark, in front of the corner, pickup, we do not know good or bad, that is, because we get rid of the uncertainties, the without fear; that is, we don't know which way to get to the highway. We got to the corner, and an amazing scene emerged: our front, near 10 boys hold rock face, surrounded by a group of villagers in Nepal, we were alarmed, this is the best ambush points, and so we find that the distance between the two cars were very close, it is difficult to respond, in a State of turmoil, stranger in you is a threat to do here is their market? these are accomplices? we? is robbery, we give money, is kidnapped, we tried, we in the car of an absolute advantage, so we have room for negotiations, before we consider good, strange things have happened, they threw stones at the roadside, and jumped into the car and sped away. We ask, do we have to live comrade Lei feng, leading the way, and help repair. Our drivers are always the same pickups to keep a safe distance, as do not trust them, in a 3 fork, met a group of villagers, he'll ask for directions, 5, 6 personal pointed to the contrary with the truck, the driver was about to open the road past, 7, 8 personal but point to the pickup of the road, we dopey, do not know who heard a good driver, you can only try to catch the pickup. This discovery made us feel comfortable, at least they are not the drivers with a group. Days completely dark, distant dark, occasionally go through villages, because the power failure, only candles light, like the fire wheels, but we are no longer afraid of it. Truck lights glimmering, we closely follow, old willow, we take an arc, it is run, the direction Highway to be right, had not far away, I do not know what his judgment, however, know that he was an Army Colonel, should have this capability. Finally saw the lights of cars on the road, our car is stopped charging, is the path of the cashier instead of transportation pickup band. Driving on the highway, and see a pickup in front, and our drivers change he was driving a steady, the throttle was in the past, Super, he also fear, I hope you'll come away from this land of right and wrong. Back of the car is up to.

Ex post facto infer: traffic accident settlement after the opening of the deceased suddenly blocked the road, the three little Rascal is a lift, a pickup in the entrance to several car accompanied with, they know the way, leading the way, clearing is doing good, and these guys are simple and lovely, three little rascal destroyed their image so we misunderstand them.

Back of the car with them, don't know the way, also remain wary, not afraid to talk about. All these factors together, the issue that we had an illusion, a false alarm.

The next dark mountain, in our opinion it is light, smooth, 10 pm arrival Kathmandu Tamil area, stop in a hotel, hotel booked, reception staff enthusiastically help we contacted the Beijing Hotel, taxi to 200, coins, although we know, because it's late or not paying the, sure enough, not out of the 500 m on the really black, 200, money can go to another ancient city of Tampa, it seems that the visitors to slaughter is a tourist city taxi's habit of law.

To the Beijing Hotel near, a Shanghai people came to us, accommodation, 2 room 900, currency, noodles, 150 Nepalese coins a bowl.

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