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The ancient buses and cars were
hooting loudlY. but the cow didn't
care. lt was sleeping peacefully in the
middle of the road and everyone just
had to go round it. On the golden
roof of a temPle some monkeYs were
were
playing. ln the street PeoPle
selling everything from l(nives to
colourful shirts. This was Kathmandu,
the capital of Nepal. We were driving
from the airPort at the start of a
week's holidaY there, and we were
entering a different world-
Bet\ /een lnclia to the south and Tibet Io
the north, Nepal is one of the poorest
countries in the world, but it is rich in
culture and natural beauty, and lhere is
a lot here for the adventurous tourist'
The roof of the world!
We spent our firsl day in lGthmandu
and took a sjghtseeing tour around this
fascinating ciiy. The Nepalese peopie we began a dramatic journeY bY
boat through the Trisuli rapicis lt
are very friendly and there is almosl no
was heafi-stopping - the most
crime here. But don't expect an exciting
night life, because 99 per cent of the exciting experience of mY whole
Iife. For mile after mile the white
'st population are in bed bY 10
:- ?Zild pm, and there are no water threw our small boat irom
sicle to side. Then suddenlY we
-.2 nightclubs White water rafting through the Trisuli rapids
- -:eetng arrived in the c.rlm water ol a
We needed beautiful lal(e.
_- _nis our sleep,
:.-leio however, While we were recovering from Our seven daYS in Nepal were
l' . :rencit this amazing experience, our Nepalese wonderful. but don't expect luxuries ln
because bY
: - l:e afe seven o'clock the guides calmly prepared lunch Then a Kathmandu we stayed in the 3-star
. -the minibus took us to Pokhara for our N/arshyangdi Hotel The rooms were
next morning we
' :- iiy and threeday rrek into the mounLains small, but they were clean and had en-
_:: were alreadY suite bathrooms. Durinq the trek we
travelling to the Each daY of the trek began at slx slept in tenls, and the toilet was just
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River Trisuli. Here o'clock. Our guides carried all the
: But equipment and our lu'qgage, prepared another tent with a hole in the ground'
' many The food was good, but simPle'
all the meals and put up the tents evely
-: an night. We waiked for about 4-6 There are no direct flights to
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: -,e5 hours each daY through the most Kaihmandu, so most tours include some
::s and
spectacular scenery in the world' iime in India. We had three days in
: -:-:Se Zt On daY 6 we arrived back in lndia before the week rn NePal and
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-Je5 Pokhara for the return flight to another four days afterwards These
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Kathmandu. And we spent our . holidays aren't cheap. Pri'es starl at
* -:S range linal day in Kathmandu DUYrnq about fl 400 Per Person. *
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='.]n. our souvenirs.