2006 Spring Nepal Travels (boccara-plus is the first day)

Day11 2006-2-8

7 am all great packages at small package came to live in the North, such as companions, 7: 30 or so far see Ganesh pushing a bicycle and the companion.

Have seen yesterday evening that tensions, this time we really appreciate what is friendship, Ganesh as a local man, curfew time also dare to take to the streets to give us, and we together he also slightly safer, we can give away, he went back in time, is very likely to run into the "unexpected", advised him to go back (airport and Lake tourism area), but we still stick to send Ganesh.

Do not let the car on the street today, Ganesh bike carrying too much, I'll own backpack.

After four days of walking, it is not the same, think of the first day of walking, carrying a small bag and leg cramps are also, but today I own carrying the big package and went after 50 minutes to get to the airport, the feeling is still able to walk on.

Here is to mention the previous Nepal Travels harm Ah, who said that l-hiking sleeping bag to bring? I this 1.5 kg of sleeping bags are not used to, but also a large place, my gifts are afraid to buy more gift, now has the packaging is very full, this scarf, wood carving really cheap, but unfortunately, the package has no place, regret my bowels are green and I had to leave some place to stay to buy Saber (bokhara Kashmir Saber is not very good).

Everyone in the airport door and Ganesh, and he said goodbye to.

Ganesh put his mountaineering Guide gave us each a, above also autograph (forgot to say, our 24-year-old this year, Ganesh, bokhara is already a celebrity, do hiking guide for many years, personally write a mountaineering Guide). Boccara airport is very small, is using a large scale to weigh luggage, we 4 personal baggage up to 40 kilograms, at least not overweight, and overweight to punish vast airport tax is 170Rs per person. After the package is also known to the other side open package check, my bag is too big, not like other fellows, officials only look at the schematic can surface, but my alpenstock didn't ask me to take on the plane (from domestic came when I was to take), because the big bother finishing packages, hangs when shipping outside of large packages, specially exhorts and porters will not pressure heaven item in my bag, hand-signed alpenstock will break, and later in Canada are aircraft, see sure enough there is no pressure on it, quite satisfactory.

Baggage check out also turned into a cabin of men and women separate, personal check, police officers also quite seriously, take the luggage of all things to come, so toss for a long time, into the departure lounge (with us a small train station waiting room), giant expensive here souvenirs.

Hear today's aircraft will be late (we set the first flights in the morning), met in the airport lounge on Chinese couple (also the old donkey, traveled to many places), they are the afternoon flight, the notified merger, the morning flights today.

It seems that a few days of speculation and sure enough there are no errors, go, not many people day flights have merged into one (it's a small administrative block 12 aircraft), so that day in the evening, ticket prices so low, the market economy Ah!!

Wait 2 hours, staff come and explained that the aircraft was Jason (mountaineering point) didn't fly back to more than 11 points, airport personnel from notification to Jason's aircraft was cancelled, Hula at away many locals, airport lounge in left us and a few people.

There is a Hong Kong people we saw him in bokhara gliding, everyone seems to talk the talk, very expensive here gliding, if not slippery, if you want to coach with the price and in Europe, so most people come here with the paraglider paragliding.

A whole morning, the airport has military helicopter landing, but our small aircraft actually stopped there, but never took off, we also have a private speculation is not the situation in Canada today are too nervous, air traffic control.

Finally the plane in 2 pm check-out when you can, we have seen who is the leader of travels, take on the plane, sitting on the left side of the plane, because travel to the left you can see that mountain snow, it is estimated that the back of the foreigner at dumb, so all seat in qishuashua left, HA HA.

Halo Ah, is it plane to route, take off half a day left nothing to see snow, below is plain, companion doing boring took out a camera to take pictures cockpit, maybe these days are too tired, I was still asleep on the aircraft.

Do not know is that some in the afternoon, the plane landed.

Plus all airport appears to be dual-use airport, aircraft taxiing, we passed by many military warehouse. Plus all the airport at least some advanced things, we got off the plane for the first time riding on the airport traffic cars. Airport exit is also very simple, all in an open shed in their luggage, an iron gate which is outside the airport, in addition to the baggage, not met any airport staff, sufficiently humble (here is Nepal domestic air export, International's better).

Election day because, airport bus is very small, we and the new understanding of 6 couples who want to go to Bhaktapur, airport staff to help stop the vehicle konger by airport bus, the driver to hear us say you want to go to Bhaktapur, dangerous, resolutely, and drive away.

Airport outside of car bid 1200Rs, Halo Ah, the price is not known how many of the usual beier, we drive a hard bargain, only McCain to one person, then 1000Rs also Kan not down. We are a group of people firmly believe that our predecessors travels wrote, firmly shouldered luggage, go outside to the airport. But, our predecessors have not met the martial law, there is no car on the street, but also from the street and walked to the airport's international export there, where there are a number of private cars in taking business. Finally found a small bread, offer 2000Rs, last Kan to 1500Rs car, think now is a special case, do not go, I can only stay in the airportWe quickly get on the train of Hula.

Few people in the street, the car less, but you also can see armored vehicles parked at some intersections, we estimate that this car is Bhaktapur car, but I'm afraid what privileges, so dare open in streets, even so, the way we were stopped four times, because we are a visitor to a careful observation car, didn't let us get off and release.

Bhaktapur for that year to build his reconstruction of countries with concessionary fares 50Rs/person.

Before reading a lot of travel, the above mentioned only buy a ticket with a Chinese passport, as long as the 50Rs, many countries of tourists because their Government assistance for the reconstruction of Bhaktapur can enjoy preferential 50Rs/person, was also tickets not so rare.

Because it is a special period, Bhaktapur inside visitors rarely, many restaurant, shop and GH is a closed door, peer finally found in GH conditions and not very good, room 200Rs one night, I live in the toilet is leaking, toilet lights are not bright (seems to be made in China, OH), it is also difficult to lock the door, and the front desk said, no one tube, the GH has a benefit that he room has a power outlet that is flat, this time to have a bed to sleep, I have been very satisfied.

Because many shops closed door, to lay down their luggage, in Bhaktapur square as infants photographic after wandering.

In-depth Bhaktapur city, inside the local people is very much, because it does not work, a lot of people out for a walk. Here's the greatest feeling is, Bhaktapur residents English obviously bad, many people do not understand, and residents of bokhara, and Tamil.

The water here---15Rs Fanta---25Rs, Juice drinks, (tinned)---35Rs.