Kodari to Dhulikhel by bus

In October 2008, I entered Nepal overland from Tibet and traveled by bus to Kathmandu via Dhulikel	River plunging down from the Tibetan Plateau	Kodari, Nepal's border town with Tibet	Kodari, Nepal
A Nepali bus at Kodari	I'll find the right bus eventually	Kodari, Nepal	Kodari - gateway to the Indian Subcontinent
Simple wooden houses on the road south from Kodari	Cascade at Kodari	The river flowing south from Tibet into Nepal	A bridge across the river in the narrow Kodari Valley
Cable foot bridge across the river	Driving the Araniko Highway which connects Tibet (China) with Nepal	Bhote Kosi River, Nepal	Bhote Kosi River, Nepal
The Araniko Highway was built by China in the 1960's	The river flows downhill starting from Kodari's altitude of 2300m (7500ft)	Bhote Kosi River, Nepal	Roadside village along the Araniko Highway
Bhote Kosi River, Nepal	Roadside village along the Araniko Highway	A waterfall seen from the road	High waterfall, Nepal
Painted houses along the Araniko Highway	Bungee Jump off a wire bridge at the Last Resort, 12 km from the Tibetan Border	Bungee Jump, Last Resort	Nepali boys with Hindu blessings on their forehead
Kathmandu 100 km	Bus stop for the Borderlands Resort, 16km from the Tibean Border	I was planning on staying at the Borderland but the bus was so full I stayed on keeping my nice front window seat	Nepalis
Bhote Kosi River, Nepal	Barabise, the first large town we reach, a 3 hour journey from the border town of Kodari	At Bahrabise, the Bhote Kosi River is wide and relatively placid	Barabise, Nepal
Crossing the Bhote Kosi River at Barabise, Nepal	Bus Station of Barabise, Nepal	The next bus was so full, I opted for the relative comfort of the open roof	Roshan Guest House, Barabise
Departing on the Bahrabise-Kathmandu Bus	A second river joins the Bhote Kosi 1 km downstream from Barabise	River confluence 1 km south of Barabise, Nepal	Driving along the right bank of the Bhote Kosi River
There's a first time for everything...	The Bhote Kosi River	The roof of the bus soon fills up as well	A large village between Barabise and Balephi
An old Nepali woman smiles as a little girl on a passing bus waves	Most of the signs are in Nepali only	Observing a Nepali town from the top of a public bus	Terraced fields, Nepal
They say you have a chance to jump off the roof as the bus goes over a cliff	As the busses are so slow in Nepal, it's not particularly frightening up here	Passing through a Nepali town	One of my fellow travelers
Still following the north side of the Bhote Kosi River	Another bus with a roof load of passengers	Passing through another small town	Crossing a bridge at Balephi, Nepal
Balephi River, Nepal	Nepali boys find the front row best	Climbing away from the Bhote Kosi River, Bandeu-Nepal	Road junction at Bandeu, Nepal - the Dolalghat-Chautara Highway meets the Araniko Highway
The Bhote Kosi joins the Sun Kosi River at Dolaghat, Nepal	Dolaghat, Nepal	The Sun Kosi River at Dolaghat, Nepal	A small red temple among the fields 3 km west of Dolaghat on the Araniko Highway
A small house in Nepal	Passing through a small roadside village	While nice, rural Nepali architecture has nothing on Bhutan	White house with blue trim and prayer flags
Roadside Nepal from the top of the bus heading west towards Kathmandu	Flat farmland and terraced fields along a small river near Panchkhal, Nepal	Hillside village, Nepal	Hillside village with a burning field, Nepal
Hillside village with a burning field, Nepal	Maiti Nepal	It's only 74km from the Tibet border at Kodari to Dhulikhel but it's taken most of the day	The road to Dhulikhel