 Turnoff from the Prithvi Highway for Bandipur |
 Village on the Prithvi Highway at the Bandipur Junction |
 Village, Bandipur Junction |
 Village, Bandipur Junction |
 Village, Bandipur Junction |
 Village, Bandipur Junction |
 Village, Bandipur Junction |
 Heading up the mountain road to Bandipur |
 Lowlands beneath Bandipur |
 From the Prithvi Highway, you can catch a jeep like this for the 7km climb to Bandipur |
 Unfortunately, about 2km into the journey, the jeep broke down... |
 ...it wasn't a flat tire...not sure what the problem was... |
 Perhaps sending an SMS about our delay... |
 Hillside houses on the road to Bandipur |
 Another Jeep heading from Bandipur downhill to Dumre |
 It's a little full.... |
 Everyone's taking the breakdown in stride... |
 a couple of people start walking... |
 but most just sit quietly and enjoy the view. |
 Hmmm...this might take a while (it wasn't a flat...) |
 A school bus full of Nepali kids from the Terai on a fieldtrip stopped and gave me a lift |
 ...they didn't take any of the villagers, just the farang... |
 They were all very friendly and curious about where I was from |
 Schoolboys from the Terai on their bus to Bandipur |
 We made it! |
 Bandipur Mountain Resort |
 Map of the highland village of Bandipur, Nepal |
 Road from the bus stop to main street, Bandipur |
 Main Street, Bandipur |
 Main Square, Bandipur |
 Nicely restored traditional Newari architecture, Bandipur |
 I stayed at this little guesthouse, under construction, just outside the old town |
 Khadga Devi Mandir (temple), Bandipur |
 Flowers and bricks, Bandipur |
 ...with their teacher on the right |
 As a small town, I soon bumped into my school group from the Terai |
 Girls from the school group, Bandipur |
 Schoolboys, Bandipur |
 Nepalis are diverse, some looking almost European, or Oriental/Tibetan, or Indian |
 Bindebasini Mandir (temple) in the main square, Bandipur |
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 Shree Bandipur Paoma Library, 1944 (BC! oops) |
 Main Street, Bandipur |
 Main Street, Bandipur |
 Nice house in Bandipur |
 Terrace of the Old Bandipur Inn (recommended) |
 My little guesthouse is up that hill past the school |
 Bandipur Hostel...looks like it could use some paint |
 Balcony, Bandipur |
 West end of Main Street, Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Believers English School, Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 A big bus in little Bandipur |
 Boys riding the top of the bus with a big cook pot |
 Nepali bus, Bandipur |
 That can't be the safest mode of transportation... |
 ...but it seems popular |
 ...someone said it was so they could jump before it goes over a cliff |
 Southern slope of Bandipur looking east |
 Stone houses on the edge of town, Bandipur |
 View across to the far side of town, Bandipur |
 Terraced fields below Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Schoolyard, Bandipur |
 There is a nice short climb to Gurungche Hill overlooking Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Town center of Bandipur from Gurungche Hill |
 View of Bandipur from Gurungche Hill |
 Traditional houses, Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur's town center seen from Gurungche Hill |
 Bandipur, from higher up Gurungche Hill |
 Bandipur |
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 Two Nepali boys, Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
 My camera was very popular, Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
 Nepali girls, Bandipur |
 Nepali boys, Bandipur |
 Atop Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
 Me, with a group of Nepali kids, Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
 Portrait, Nepali girl, Bandipur |
 Portrait, Nepali boy, Bandipur |
 Portrait, Nepali boy, Bandipur |
 Bandipur from atop Gurungche Hill |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur, descending Gurungche Hill |
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 Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
 Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
 Nepal Revolutionary Students' Union, Bandipur |
 Old woman, Bandipur |
 Main Square, Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 This must be Communist Party HQ, Bandipur |
 "Let’s make a winner Mr. Ramnath Aakhil of Samyukta Janamorcha with High Votes" |
 There seem to be quite a few communist groups in Nepal |
 I'm not positive which one this is...maybe the Maoists |
 Nepali Communists, Bandipur |
 Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Student from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Letter box, Bandipur, Nepal |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Flower, Bandipur, Nepal |
 Detail, Ganesh Shrine, Bandipur |
 Detail, Ganesh Shrine, Bandipur |
 Detail, Ganesh Shrine, Bandipur |
 Mahalaxmi Mandir (temple) Bandipur |
 Mahalaxmi Mandir (temple) Bandipur |
 Mahalaxmi Mandir (temple) Bandipur |
 Spider with the full moon, Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur, Nepal |
 USA fans, Bandipur |
 Nepali boys playing some kind of card game, Bandipur |
 Nepali boy, Bandipur |
 Nepali kids in a window, Bandipur |
 Nepali kids in a window, Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Nepali boy, Bandipur |
 ...looking sweet and innocent after throwing rocks at a dog |
 Nepali boys, Bandipur |
 Nepali boy, Bandipur |
 Nepali boy, Bandipur |
 Nepali boys, Bandipur |
 Communist insignia painted on awall, Bandipur |
 Evening view of the Himalaya from Bandipur - Manaslu (8156m) Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) Baudha (6672m) |
 Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) evening view from Bandipur |
 Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) in the evening, Bandipur |
 Manaslu (8156m/26,759ft) world's 8th tallest - with Ngadi Chuli (7871m) partially obscured |
 Dusk, Bandipur |
 Dusk, Bandipur |
 Cook from Bandipur Cafe who was on the broken jeep with me |
 The cook directed me here to get the guesthouse where I was staying |
 Early morning, Bandipur |
 The Annapurna Range and Machhapuchhare (near Pokhara) seen from Bandipur |
 The Annapurna Range and Machhapuchhare (near Pokhara) seen from Bandipur |
 Annapurna II and Lamjung Himal seen from Bandipur |
 Bandipur, early morning |
 Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
 Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
 Fog covered valleys below Bandipur |
 Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
 Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
 Bandipur, early morning |
 Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
 Bandipur and Gurungche Hill, early morning |
 Architectural detail, Bandipur |
 Bandipur |
 Machhapuchhare and fog covered valleys, from Bandipur |
 Bandipur and Gurungche Hill seen from the school near my guesthouse |
 Bandipur |
 Old Inn, Bandipur (recommended) |
 Bandipur |
 Shadow of the jeep with a full load of passengers on the roof, heading downhill from Bandipur |
 Descending into the foggy valley below Bandipur |
 The Bandipur jeep, Dumre |
 Prithvi Highway passing through Dumre, Nepal |