Pokhara Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Pokhara

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	NepalNov07 1903.jpg	NepalNov07 1904.jpg	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	NepalNov07 1956.jpg	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	NepalNov07 1989.jpg	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	NepalNov07 2024.jpg	NepalNov07 2026.jpg
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

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Dudy Tuchfeld		09-May-2008 21:18
Beautiful photos

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