Passion Nepal (1) — and meet at the beginning of the Alpine Kingdom

In the day when we arrived at the moment the camphor, camphor is a small mountain town, town of unusually, Street stops a lot of Nepal to lorries, presenters are produced in India, TATA also somewhat exotic buildings, color is bright. Comparison of several hotel, accommodation in summer-hotel, the shopkeeper is sherpas, the storekeeper sons called white horse, a very naughty boy, always a pair of recklessness, told us that plays when the capital of Nepal, as if it was his second home, simple as townsfolk. Summer-hotel has a very nice restaurant, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the camphor, cascading decrepit Orange House. But the night club across the street makes me angry for a whole night nightlife of I've been forced to appreciate the four in the morning, the road to good sleep may be the most painful things.

Going to Nepal prior to the first task is to exchange the currency — Nepal rupees, those in the wood of the streets wearing a robe woman, tour swinging man almost always can change rupees, the exchange rate on the previous gonglue is 1: 9 above, did not expect the results are poor, now the market is open: 8.5 1, highest and only 1: 8.95, also allows us to have missed, final or as a ratio of 1: 8.9 clearance before each change in the money.

Nepal time than Beijing night 2 hours and 15 minutes from the wood of the cross is 11 points, there are 9 points, from the wood of the customs formalities of exit done, there are only 8 highway road to friendship bridge, the road is the road that crossed the friendship bridge is the Nepal border town Kodari, we first encountered a smiling Nepal drivers Kebal, promised to rent his car to the Thamel, Kathmandu, so he RS. 1800 warm zone we go to customs clearance.

The so-called Customs is a small house at the roadside, Nepal's officials are blank, just let us fill in the form, I was watching with a table, a officials took up the pen to fill in for me, just my signature, I'm grateful to Nepal in the heart of officials so enthusiastic? finished he told me at the cost of 100 rupees, fortunately, drivers and Ann explains it.

Our four, Lily is a little English do not understand, Jan is not afraid to speak, I was half a bucket of water ashtray clock, by Ann's fluent English, otherwise it's a bit of trouble.

Car ran on Nepal mountain road, cross-Strait or gentle alpine terrain, however, gradually see plain and farm cottages.

The road passes through five checkpoints are loaded ammunition of military registration check or even open a view, backpack makes us feel more nervous.

Before you know instability in Nepal, although tourists are not embarrassed, but occasionally there military extortion, so we are very careful about long-term go Kebal along the way, popularity is very good, so we had no trouble, safe access to Kathmandu, motorcycle in the crowd, the human voice, trumpet sound noisy, the Palace gate also stopped at a tank ... .., first met in Kathmandu, gave us the impression as a hodge-podge of urban and rural medicine, confusion with exotic colours.

Thamel district is the place where tourists, many shops and bars, hotel, bright and rich paintings, and ornamental stones, also brought the crowd to strong cravings, and Nepal to tourism income primarily, so comparison developed tourism industry, the Hotel is to provide free maps and tourist information, fill in are travel agents and agent point for travelers, the community is very convenient.

This evening we have chosen to live in "world peace" Hotel, double room 350 rupees.

In all of the first morning, I was awakened by the sound of birds singing, in a calm in the birds of so appealing, is combined with all the time from 7: 30, doing nothing, so I look at the birds on the roof top blowing, plus all of the March, temperatures are similar to Guangzhou, dotted hot, sooner or later the cooler spring mist hung over the city, with a gray color, the birds flying in the sky, as freely as they are with all of the master.

Plus all Valley is a paradise for birds, birds, 800 number, see those birds and humans live in harmony, nature is comfortably. Wait until we all get up, we went to the famous Helena ' s Restanrent breakfast, on the sixth floor of the roof can be seen on the early morning light plus all the amenities of a large and distant monkey House, 65 rupee's set meal rich in content, waiter/waitress keep moustached, smiling, you hum a tune, I teach him to say "fried" in Chinese, then each time he came after me to say "fried eggs," Oh, really lovely.

Breakfast, Ann to do yoga, Lily to go shopping, Jan Sun, I'll find the hotel, while the "world peace" nothing bad, but I'd like to see in other places, in the street and go four or five hotel, like a Star, location convenient Rest House, 4 rooms have three side open Windows, ventilation and lighting is good, as long as 375 rupees/d, and then we checkout after moving the rest go out shopping.

In the Thamel, time is probably used to waste! in the street aimless walk, drink freshly squeezed fruit juice, although not very hygienic, but absolutely natural fresh good drink, 55 rupee has two big Cup, at noon for lunch Garden Restanrent Pilgrims, including Italy, India, fried rice and sandwiches, and monkey Temple at the stupa and plus are panoramic, setting sun, cool, refreshing and soothing hand, sitting on the steps of adding all look, low, compact housing, the crowd crowded like ants, in God's eyes rolled living under.

Back to Thamel, to the famous Everest Steak House eat steak,! to four mature also too old to cut the amount of fixed, but the very foot of, but I have no interest in and to the second.

Night in the street to hear the music of Nepal, is the kind of people's heart followed together bouncing drumsAnd the sound of the piano, seeking to find Tibet ' s Canterna Restanrent, several ongoing Nepal Nepal youth music playing, although not many people eat, they still elated, singing and dancing, so we play with the band, I try to learn the drums with drummer, very interesting, dancing to the music together, very happy for one night.

Plus all of the du bus Plaza (Kathmandu Durbar Square) is one of the famous ancient city, went from Thamel approximately 20 minutes, tickets for 200 rupees, you can renew the Site office, any time.

There are numerous palaces in the square and the temple, Dumu Temple, thale Pearl woman Temple, part of the ongoing maintenance, our Virgin archangelic saw this year's seven-year-old goddess KUMARI, after 4 p.m. every day, she will appear in front of the window, but 1 minute time photography is not allowed. Feel free to wander about in the square and enjoy the exquisite architecture, although you cannot understand the righteousness of God in Hinduism, to experience the building of the old style is also a kind of ultimate leisure.

Nepal, Kathmandu, I got over the snow comes to you, see you in the face of some crazed, moist air with dust, exotic travel uncover ... ...

(To be continued)