After all the rain yesterday, we were reduced to playing cards in our room all afternoon, so for a treat we decided to visit a restaurant that puts on a culture song and dance show. We had entertainment for a couple of hours, good food and drinks plus dessert for a change for about £8.twice what we normally spend. Its so cold in the evenings and all the restaurants have open fronts with a fire pit in the middle, so have to make sure you get there early enough...

Today it is raining for the first time since we have arrived in Nepal, it is quite refreshing as it is keeping the dust down and making the air seem more fresh. Also pleasant sitting on veranda watching the rain. Tried breakfast at a different restaurant today, it was not as good as where we usually go but you do not know unless you try! There was a young man who introduced himself as Colin in there who was off his face after drinking gin all night, he decide...

Wednesday we moved rooms at the guest house, we are in the room we had originally booked, it has a bigger bed and over looks the veg garden and has view s of the mountains. Although we have a bigger bed the sheets are still to small, grateful for my sleeping bag liner to keep warm, it gets very cold at night. We visited the Mountaineering Museum, it had a few more exhibits than when we visited nine years ago. The first section was about the different tribes on h...

Yesterday Ray had recovered from heatstroke, so we decided to visit the Gurka Soldier Museum. It is at the north end of town so we decided that we would hoof yet again. We set out after breakfast at what is becoming our regular haunt, and went on our merry way taking in Old Pokhara which was just lots of little shops selling food and every day items for locals. I managed to purchase a cheap thermos flask which is a god send as the electricity seems to be more ...

At last We have arrived in Pokhara. The last few days in Kathmandu were very interesting, the sights, sounds and smells have to be experienced you could never imagine them thats for sure We visited Nepals only zoo, it was a really small affair but the animals were kept in better conditions than I had expected. We have done a lot of walking, exploring side streets and court yards off the beaten track that I do not think see a lot of westerners. We crossed the ...