Welcome to Pokhara - Visit Pokhara Year 2007 |
Dusk, Lake Phewa, Pokhara, from Hotel Fewa |
Man paddling a canoe on Lake Phewa, Pokhara |
Boats on Lake Phewa in the evening |
Annapurna IV from Lakeside Pokhara, early morning |
Calm Lake Phewa, early morning, Pokhara, Nepal |
Various types of boats on Lake Phewa, Pokhara |
Looking across Lake Phewa to the World Peace Pagoda |
Traditional houses and terraced fields on the opposite shore of Lake Phewa |
Canoe on Lake Phewa, Pokhara, Nepal |
Phewa Tal, Pokhara |
Gorkha Beer advertisement, Pokhara Lakeside |
Main street of Pokhara Lakeside - Women's Crafts |
Main street of Pokhara Lakeside - Hotel Mountain Top, The Lemon Tree |
Main street of Pokhara Lakeside - Yak Wool Handicraft |
Billy Bunter's Restaurant & Bar, Lakeside Pokhara |
Pokhara Steak House, Lakeside Pokhara |
Lakeside Pokhara |
Annapurna South (7219m/23,683ft) & Annapurna I (8091m/26,545ft) the world's 10th highest mountain |
Machapuchare (6993m/22,965ft) Pokhara, Nepal |
Machapuchare (6993m/22,965ft) Pokhara, partially blocked by Sangerkot |
Canoes, Phewa Ghat, Lakeside Pokhara |
Canoes, Phewa Ghat, Lakeside Pokhara |
Varahi Mandir - Island Temple, Phewa Lake, Pokhara |
Phewa Tal, Pokhara |
Ferry to the island temple, Lake Phewa |
Canoeist paddling tourists on Lake Phewa |
Lake Phewa, Pokhara, looking north |
No leather objects in the holiest part of the temple (sacred cow) |
Varahi Mandir - Island Temple, Phewa Lake, Pokhara |
Varahi Mandir - Island Temple, Phewa Lake, Pokhara |
Varahi Mandir - Island Temple, Phewa Lake, Pokhara |
Machhapuchhare |
Woman padding a boat, Lake Phewa |
Buffalo cruising main street, Pokhara Lakeside |
Snake charmer waiting for foreign tourists, Pokhara Lakeside |
Snake charmer waiting for foreign tourists, Pokhara Lakeside |
Nepali (or Indian?) singer during filming of a music video, Pokhara |
Fewa Lake Restaurant & Bar, Lakeside Pokhara |
Phewa Lake, Pokhara |
Souvenir shop, Lakeside Pokhara |
Moondance Restaurant has wireless internet, Lakeside Pokhara |
Israeli guesthouse, Lakeside Pokhara |
Fewa Trekking Shop, pirated trekking gear |
Travel agent, Lakeside Pokhara |
Paddle Nepal, Lakeside Pokhara |
Nasa Trekking Equipment Store, Lakeside Pokhara |
Machhapuchhare - Fish Tail |
Nepal Tourism Board - Pokhara Trekking Service Center (Entry permit counter) |
Map of Annapurna Conservation Area |
Machhapuchhare looming over Pokhara |
A Pokhara bus |
Way to World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara |
View from the road leading to the World Peace Pagoda |
Rice paddies and the southern end of Pokhara |
Traditional Nepali house with terraces |
It's about a 40 minute walk from the road to the summit |
Houses among the ride paddies south of town, Pokhara |
Cows grazing on the hillside with the World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara |
A hillside house near the World Peace Pagoda |
Machhapuchhare from the hilltop viewpoint near the World Peace Pagoda |
Annapurna IV and II from the World Peace Pagoda |
Annapurna South (7219m/23,683ft), Annapurna I (8091m/26,545ft) and Hiunchuli (6441m) |
Machhapuchhare through the foliage from the viewpoint near World Peace Pagoda |
Machhapuchhare and prayer flags from the hilltop viewpoint near World Peace Pagoda |
Machhapuchhare and Buddhist prayer flags, Pokhara |
Buddhist prayer flags |
Buddhist prayer flags with the Annapurnas, ridge near World Peace Pagoda |
Lake Phewa, Lakeside Pokhara, Sangerkot and the Annapurna Range of the Himalaya |
Machhapuchhare, an impressive Himalayan peak |
Machhapuchhare |
Lakeside Pokhara |
Pokhara Airport |
Annapurna II (7937m/26,039ft) |
Phewa Lake, Pokhara |
Pokhara Stadium |
Trail marker on the World Peace Pagoda route |
Trail marker on the World Peace Pagoda route |
Pokhara Lakeside, Phewa Tal, Sangerkot and the Annapurnas |
Microlight passing over the World Peace Pagoda |
Everest Beer, Nepal |
My "guide" |
On the way up, a local boy tagged along as a "guide". That's his house. |
Hillside below the World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara |
Annapurna II (7937m/26,039ft) |
Annapurna IV and Annapurna II |
World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara |
World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara |
"This is a litter Tree Zone" |
World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara |
Poinsettia, World Peace Pagoda |
World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara |
Min Bahedur Gurung, World Peace Pagoda |
Min Bahedur Gurung, World Peace Pagoda |
Annapurna Range of the Himalaya from World Peace Pagoda |
Machhapuchhare and the summit of Sangerkot |
Sameer Restaurant, a place for a break after the climb to World Peace Pagoda |
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Eastern Annapurnas from World Peace Pagoda |
Machhapuchhare (Fish Tail) |
A spider |
Getting late in the day...Annapurna II |
Evening approaching Annapurna II & IV |
Starting the descent down the trail to the lakeside to catch a boat back to town |
Machhapuchhare |
Annapurna South |
Annapurna II & IV |
The sometimes slippery trail down the north side from World Peace Pagoda to Lake Phewa |
Dusk, Annapurna II & IV |
Dusk, Annapurna II & IV |
Dusk, Annapurna II & IV |
Almost at the lake |
Sunset, Annapurna South |
Just after sunset, Lake Phewa |
For my next day in Pokhara, I rented a motorbike |
Petrol 73.35 rupees/liter (€.79/liter or $4.35/gallon) |
Downtown Pokhara, Shreejana Chowk |
The road to Sarangkot |
Bus at the turnoff for Sarangkot |
Machhapuchhare from the Sarangkot road |
Sarangkot |
Sarangkot |
Along the road to the summit of Sarangkot |
The valley on the north side of Sarangkot |
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Annapurna South and Annapurna I (8091m/26,538ft - #10) from Sarangkot |
Dirt road near the summit of Sarangkot |
Hotel Annapurna & Sherpa, Sarangkot, well away from the noise of town |
Machhapuchhare with prayer flags |
View from the summit of Sarangkot looking north to Machhapuchhare & the Annapurna Range |
Machhapuchhare with some low clouds |
Clouds starting to move in |
Remains of a fort near the summit of Sarangkot |
Top of Sarangkot |
Town on the valley floor north of Sarangot |
Bhimsen Temple in Old Town Pokhara |
Ram Krishna Tole, Old Town Pokhara |
Square around the Bhimsen Temple, old town Pokhara |
Old town Pokhara - Ram Krishna Tole |
Old town Pokhara |
Small shrine, old town Pokhara |
Ram Krishna Tole, old town Pokhara |
Old town Pokhara |
Old town Pokhara |
Old Town Pokhara |
Old Town Pokhara |
Old Town Pokhara |
Old Town Pokhara |
Old Town Pokhara |
Old Town Pokhara |
Old Town Pokhara |
Old Town Pokhara |
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Religous procession - Pokhara |
Devi's Falls, Pokhara |
At this point, the river goes underground |
Devi's Falls, Pokhara |
Devi's Falls, Pokhara |
Devi's Falls, Pokhara |
Devi's Falls, Pokhara |
Roadside in front of Devis' Falls, Pokhara |
Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave, Pokhara |
Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave, Pokhara |
No Photo! |
Student group waiting near the cave entrance |
"Om" |
I took the motorbike on a short drive out of town SW on the Siddhartha Highway |
Terraced fields SW of Pokhara |
The hillside south of the World Peace Pagoda |
Milemarker for Pokhara, Siddhartha Highway |
Milemarker for Lumbini I believe, Siddhartha Highway |
World Peace Pagoda |
Phewa Lake 2km, Pokhara |
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Seti River Gorge, Pokhara |
Tunnel leading to aqueduct over Seti River Gorge, Pokhara |
Aqueduct over Seti River Gorge, Pokhara |
Seti River Gorge, Pokhara |
Seti River Gorge, Pokhara |
Girl and an old woman, Pokhara |
Temple near Seti River Gorge, Pokhara |
Gurkha Memorial Museum, Pokhara, Nepal |
Gurkha Memorial Museum, Pokhara, Nepal |
British Gurkhas Pokhara |
Gurkha Memorial Museum, Pokhara, Nepal |
Playboy Whiskey, Pokhara |
Butcher shop with waiting "customers" |
Soon to be goat chops... |
Nepal Revolutionary Students Union, Pokhara |
Manipal Medical College and Hospital, Pokhara |
Buddha Super Market, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Monks chanting inside the main prayer hall |
The long Tibetan horns make quite a noise |
Young monks, Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Young monk leaning over a Tibetan text |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Main prayer hall, Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Monks in the main prayer hall making quite a racket |
Butter lamps, Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Prayer wheels, Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, Pokhara |
Pokhara Airport |
Gorkha Airlines Sales Office, Pokhara (a shockingly primitive place) |
Pokhara Airport |
Gorkha Airlines Do 228 (9N-AHS) |
This plane was *supposed* to fly me to Jomsom |
...but they said it was too windy, so the flight cancelled |
...another time...when I have more time |