Pokhara II

After finishing up our Himalayas trek, we once again found ourselves in the familiar city of Pokhara. Pleasantly surprised that our room was upgraded to an even better one.

With just enough time for sunset, we set out for Phewa Lake. I was hoping to find a bike but it didn't seem like there were any, we ended up walking all the way to the shore side. We visited our dear overly-friendly friend by the outdoor shop again to just drop in and say hi. He invited us for tea later too but I really couldn't make any promises.

The sky was painted in hues of pink and a touch of cloud. The scenery? Breathtaking. There was a lone fisherwoman on a boat which made for an excellent photo subject.

Lisa and I sat by the stairs appreciating the view until we were approached by a guy with a mask on. He took it off and gave us a smile that showed off his missing teeth. He was speaking in Japanese and asked us if we wanted some herbs or mushrooms. Not from him, I don't.

We walked along the lakeside to find a nice patch of beach at the end which was less crowded except for a group of tripping hippies. So that's where the mushrooms went. We went to the nearby vegan restaurant that I had wanted to try since we got to Pokhara but my appetite still hadn't returned sowe opted to get some tea but they got our orders wrong and we ended up with banana and peanut butter smoothie which was actually pretty good!

It was getting dark now and we decided to go back to our hostel. On the way, we caught a glimpse of the reflection of Pokhara Disneyland's Ferris wheel on the lake's waters which was quite beautiful. This prompted our curiosity and we ended up inside, all the way to the Ferris wheel which in reality was a very high-speed one without much safety precautions too. Lisa wanted to ride it and I reluctantly agreed.

The result? Regret. It was fun at first, and honestly not that bad. It looked much faster from afar but while inside, it felt pretty smooth with just a slight bumpy rise at the top. The problem was that it went on for too long. And when we checked to see the guy in charge of the ride, he was just looking at videos on his phone which made us groan in laughter and agony. After for who knows how long, we took another peek and this time he and his friend were looking at his phone together. Oh lord. We had just wanted it to be over, and it only came too soon.

The walk back to our hostel was one a difficult one as my stomach had gotten upset. Still, we found some time to do some souvenir shopping and ended up skipping the tea date with the shopkeeper.Read more