Fewa Tal Pokhara

Kakarbhitta was our introduction to Nepal and it was bloody awful! We arrived at about 6.00pm and by 6.05pm we were ready to move on. This couldn't be Nepal. We have read that it is spotless and utterly welcoming. I guess the people that wrote this didn't visit Kakarbhitta.The first bus out to Pokhara was at 4.00am the following morning so we had …

Our journey to Pokhara starts at 7am and takes 7,5 hours with several stops on the road. Sharp turnings and broken roads make our journey an not-so-easy one. Pokhara is just like a nice green county, less people live here and the houses are usually quite big and nice-looking. I think it is more of a wealthier population who live here. It has a …

It rained!!!

Today we visited Varahi Mandir which is a little Hindu temple on a very small island on the lake. 50 rupees for a ride in an overcrowded boat the water was the same level as the edge of the boat, with no life jackets to see it. We're in!!

In the afternoon sat by the lake planning to enjoy the sunshine when we felt a …

Entry containing 19 photos titled: Kathmandu to Pokhara bus, View of Lakeside, Pokhara, "Luxury bus", Few Tal lake, Pokhara, First glimpse of the Himalaya, Hector preparing for Sarangkot hike, Jess on Sarangkot hike, Fewa Tal, Hector taking a break, Fewa Tal views, Pokhara views, Pokhara

... is separate from Pokhara city but in touching distance. To describe Lakeside in one word would be idyllic. The 4km square lake (Fewa Tal) sits at an elevation of nearly 900 metres at the base of the Annapurna Range. Without fail you are presented with ...

... nice for me to help out with their trek and get some great companions as well. The day after I arrived in Pokhara we took a ferry across the Fewa Tal and hiked up to the Japanese Peace Pagoda - it was a good opportunity to scope out their hill climbing ...

... , and some English. Visiting another Japanese Peach Pagoda ( there is one in Battersea Park in London, as well as Leh - Ladakh, Lumbini - Nepal...), boating on Fewa Tal I was ready to do the Annapurna circuit trek which the guides say takes 17-20 ...

... glad I was sent there, it's a great place to spend a longer period of time. The town is set next to one main lake (Fewa Tal) and is just a little line of shops and restaurants and guest houses. Plus on a clear day you can see the snowy mountains in the ...

... .  Nice cool breeze thru the window.  Thunder.  I'm in the jungle, on the shore of a spring fed lake they call Fewa Tal.  In a room with tall ceilings, and my kids sleeping in twin beds next to me.   Our friend Tracy got to ...

... restaurants,  where the locals go to shop and eat. This time I’m in Lakeside, the tourist district that evolved along Fewa Tal, the largest of the lakes in this area. It’s a Wonderland sort of place, populated with Nepalis who sell ...

... I can see not only the neighbouring homes and fields, but also the mountains that encircle  Pokhara, and I know that if I could climb higher,  Fewa Tal, one of the seven lakes in this region, would be silently reflecting the rays of the ...

I got up early so I could photograph the mountains being reflected in the Fewa Tal lake here in Pokhara. The mountains were visible but unfortunately there was a slight breeze that ruined the reflection. Nevertheless, I shot half a roll. Maybe there'll ...