Cycling in Pokhara
Location: Pokhara, Nepal
Local Time: Friday, Nov 4, 2005 - 6:23pm
Okay, I'm a couple days behind, so quick catch up here. Yesterday (Thursday) Seth, Ikuko and I went bicycling. We rented bikes for 100Rs for the day ($2 CND) and rode to the dam at the south end of Phewa Lake, then to Devi Falls, where the river falls 100m down underground. We crossed the road to enter the caves where the water falls too.
Later, we relaxed with a plate of potato and cheese momos at the little road side restaurant, Holy Momo.
In the evening we went to the Bamboo Tea Restaurant and watched the movie The Island while eating dinner. We were joined by Tammy and later Shelby, who had been having tika with a Nepali family she knew.
Thursday was a special festival in Nepal. There seem to be a lot of festivals to tell you the truth. We arrived during a big festival a couple of weeks ago, and 4 of the 5 days this week were festival. Monday they gave tika to the dogs. Tuesday they gave tika to the cows. Wednesday they gave tika to the oxen. Thursday sisters gave tika to their brothers.
Tika is basically a blessing, which involves putting a dot on the forehead of the recipient. It looks like a dot of paint on most people, but on some people it looks like a dot of rasberry yogurt, with extra seeds.
So, Monday was entertaining. There were lots of dogs running around with paint on their foreheads.
Local Time: Friday, Nov 4, 2005 - 6:23pm
Okay, I'm a couple days behind, so quick catch up here. Yesterday (Thursday) Seth, Ikuko and I went bicycling. We rented bikes for 100Rs for the day ($2 CND) and rode to the dam at the south end of Phewa Lake, then to Devi Falls, where the river falls 100m down underground. We crossed the road to enter the caves where the water falls too.
Later, we relaxed with a plate of potato and cheese momos at the little road side restaurant, Holy Momo.
In the evening we went to the Bamboo Tea Restaurant and watched the movie The Island while eating dinner. We were joined by Tammy and later Shelby, who had been having tika with a Nepali family she knew.
Thursday was a special festival in Nepal. There seem to be a lot of festivals to tell you the truth. We arrived during a big festival a couple of weeks ago, and 4 of the 5 days this week were festival. Monday they gave tika to the dogs. Tuesday they gave tika to the cows. Wednesday they gave tika to the oxen. Thursday sisters gave tika to their brothers.
Tika is basically a blessing, which involves putting a dot on the forehead of the recipient. It looks like a dot of paint on most people, but on some people it looks like a dot of rasberry yogurt, with extra seeds.
So, Monday was entertaining. There were lots of dogs running around with paint on their foreheads.
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