It's nearly Christmas but it really doesn't feel like it for me. We arrived in Nepal almost a week ago and it was really like stepping back in time. There is no electricity during the day and doesn't come back on til 8 or 9 at night (if at all....Chitwan National Park!) and it is often difficult to get foreigner hot water instead of Napali hot water!! Besides that we found Kathmandu to be filled with quirky shops, unique laneways, friendly people and temples popping up in the strangest of places. We spent a few days there before we headed to Chitwan National Park. We stayed at Rainbow Safari Resort as part of a 3 day package. This was a bad decision even worse than getting my fringe cut in Nepal!! The food was terrible, no electricity or hot water for the first two days plus we couldn't do the elephant bathing which was the whole reason I wanted to go there. But we survived and saw some cool things none the less...an 8 day old elephant, rhinos while riding elephants and a crazy Russian licking rhino pee off a tree while his friend requested to taste it's poo, which the guide rejected after I let out a loud "WHAT!!"
We said farewell to the new friends we made (even the Russians despite the things they put in their mouths!! Haha) and headed off on our tiny seated bus full of loud instrument playing Chinese to Pokhara. We had heard great things about Pokhara so we had planned to spend the majority of our Nepal time here, and we were not disappointed. The main tourist area is located next to a giant lake underneath the mountains so the view is breathtaking. The streets are lined with prayer flags which I love and have already purchased some for my new room in the UK....let me know if you want some :) We hired bikes today and cycled around for awhile til the pressure of the trucks and buses became too much for me.
We plan to do a 4-5 day hike into the mountains over Christmas so it really won't feel like Christmas for me this year, besides the random decorations we have seen sporadically.
Hope you, Paul and the rest of my 'adopted' family have a merry Christmas and hopefully I will be there celebrating with you all next year.
Love Em xx
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