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Delhi, Bhutan, Nepal & Dubai Journey Days Twelve & Thirteen: Pokhara To Dubai Via Delhi, 1 & 2 April 2000

Saturday 1 April 2000

Rose early to see sunrise, then after breakfast sat around pool until time to leave. Short tour of Pokhara plus last minute shopping (got the tongs!) on way to airport.

Kept waiting around at Pokhara airport for a nerve wrangling 2 1/2 to 3 hours with various excuses, etc. Got away just in time to make our connection at Kathmandu, where we were searched more times than I can ever remember. Long wait at Delhi for luggage etc. Got to hotel just in time to chow down (tandoori and tikka chicken rice, daal etc) and lie down for a couple of hours before…

Sunday 2 April 2000

…rising at 1:15 am! to head back to airport. Emirates flight from Delhi to Dubai could win awards for worst meal and least comfort – so much for Emirates!

Arrived at Ritz Carlton at 8:00 to 8:30 local time. We take some breakfast and then get given a naff room. We wash, go meet our local rep, eat her brain and sign up for tomorrow’s bus tour. By the time that’s done, we’ve been allocated a great room. We spend the middle of the day by the beach. I fell asleep for less than an hour covered in factor and still red as a beet! Avoided sun for the rest of the day (sat in shade) and went to Splendido for dinner where we had lobster bisque, lamb fillet (Janie), veal chop (me) and were stuffed by halfway through the main course!

This picture of us in Splendido, actually from our last night, not our first.

Early night.

You can see all the pictures from that final leg of our journey on the Flickr album linked here and below.

01 30 March 2000 - we fly to Pokhara on this! DBD_J14_Photo05_4

Delhi, Bhutan, Nepal & Dubai Journey Day Eleven: At Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge, Including Some More Delightful Hiking Around Hill Villages, 31 March 2000

Rose early – hearty breakfast and then…

Either Hari or Ming drew us a map of the walk to Kafalgari, which we were about to undertake that morning.

…off on another short walk for circa 2 km, circa two hours, through Kafalgari Village and accompanying flora and fauna.

Rest up for the rest of the morning (Janie wants another go at bagh-chal, unusually). Lightish lunch of Nepalese style. Spent afternoon relaxing around (but not in) the pool.

Early supper of a chilled tomato (almost gazpacho) soup, beef and fresh vegetables followed by banana thing. Quick game of bagh- chal with Romie before early night.

One abiding memory of the stunning Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge was the rather set, almost regimented way of the place. The staff seemed most put out that Janie didn’t want to dine sitting around a large table with all the other guests, because “that’s the way we do things around here”.

In some ways, I think we “mended” with the in-house team through learning bagh-chal. I have my bagh-chal somewhere at the flat still, probably under the bed. I expect Janie would be horrified at the thought of having a go at the game again, 25 years later. She’s not a great lover of those sorts of games.

You can see all the pictures from that lovely day on the Flickr album linked here and below.

01 30 March 2000 - we fly to Pokhara on this! DBD_J14_Photo05_4

Delhi, Bhutan, Nepal & Dubai Journey Day Eleven: Kathmandu To Pokhara, Including Some Delightful Hiking Around Hill Villages, 30 March 2000

Another splendid Yak and Yeti breakfast before checkout and short flight to Pokhara.

Arrived at Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge well before lunch. Nepali style lunch, then short siesta before taking a 4 km 2 1/2 hour walk through neighbouring village Kandanidada and observing the local flora and fauna.

The village is mainly Brahman and the people very friendly. We are invited into many homes etc. Our guides are Hari and Ming. Hari teaches English to local children so is well known to the villagers.

Either Hari or Ming drew us a map of the walk we had just done:

Home just before dark for showers, spray, change and excellent dinner and learning bagh-chal (tiger and goats). Earlyish night – “Geddo zonked”.

You can see all the pictures from that lovely day on the Flickr album linked here and below.

31 Pokhara - lakeside scenes DBD_I8_Photo15_15A