Well we spent a total of 2 weeks in Pokhara as it was an easy place to hang out plus couldn't face anymore crap bus journeys! We ended up hiring a motorbike to get around and managed to ride up a local hill top (Sarangkot) to get some stunning views of the Himalayan mountains surrounding Pokhara (Mount Fishtail and the Annapurna range). The roads are hard work - dusty, rough as hell and with plenty of cows, dogs and nutty local boys thrown in to make things interesting!
We hired a canoe boat on Phewa Lake and did our best Hawaii Five-O impression plus made a camp using discarded bamboo poles in a small bay area (who needs Bear Grylls!).
We visited a beautiful lake - Begnas Lake and sat watching a curious mongoose from a lakeside cafe. We explored a bat cave and watched mad people squeezing through a tiny exit hole (we didn't because it stunk of B.O and were afraid of getting stuck!).
On our last evening which was a Sunday, we decided to check out a local metal band gig in town at the Rolling Stones Bar. Only 300 rupee each entry (just over 2 quid) so in we went to represent the whitey community (everybody in there was Nepalese!). The bands were really good - mainly death metal but great guitar playing. Funny to see them all head banging and jumping about in the mosh pit. The beer was really dear - cheapest can was just under £4 and pretty yak. We stayed for a couple of hours then back to the room to pack up for our bus journey early the next morning back to Kathmandu.
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