Pokhara - a holiday within holidays

By the time we had to move on, we realised we had spent one week in Pokhara just enjoying lakeside cafes, and brilliant views. It's just the perfect break from a tiring journey through India: 25°C in the days, 15°C at night, clean and organised. We even forgot to take many pictures.

Early morning view from our balcony

(the room was only €3.50 per night and one of the best we had in the whole trip)

Snowy peaks as seen from the main tourist street of Pokhara

Enjoying fresh fruits for breakfast!

Caro in one of the cosy semi-outdoor cafes (getting cold though...)

We actually started our stay with a 3-day introduction course on tibetan budhism which was the perfect introduction to this serene place! The monk was a North American, so he knew how to put the words for westeners to understand with a lot of humor.

View of the Tibetan Budhist center, just next door from our Hotel

Our group in the course.

Just after that, we took a day walk to a nearby hill accross the lake, supposedly to enjoy the best views of the mountain.

Unfortunately that day, the view was completely cloudy.

For the last couple of days, we experienced the local equivalent of Christmas, called "Dipavali". So during three days, kids were singing carols in the streets and dancing in front of the shops. All the shops are decorated with candles (pretty usefull also since there are regular power cuts) and these kinds of paintings made with coloured powders.

Here's the front door of our hotel with these symbol.

David