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Friday
06 February 2004
On
Friday afternoon, three of us decided to climb up to Sarangkot (1550m),
a large hill outside Pokhara, which is famous for providing a beautiful
view of the Annapurna Mountain range at sunrise.
The
Annapurnas, at 8000m, dominate the clear skyline over Pokhara. It
was dark by the time we arrived at 6pm in the little village just
short of the summit.
On
the way, while meandering through dimly lit villages, we attracted
the attention of a young chap who wanted to chat and showed us to
a guest lodge (we were going to it anyway).
He
was called Ramesh and soon left. We checked in, agreed the cost
of the two twin rooms (£1.80) and ordered some food.
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| The
view from Ade's accommodation |
We
then walked up some stone stairs and sat down on the roof top restaurant!
There
was of course no view, but the silence was almost perfect, accept
for the occasional conversation between local dogs.
We
were only underneath a straw canopy but it was just what we wanted.
It was also quite cold.
Sitting
there in our warm gear, drinking cold beer and chatting was extremely
relaxing. When the food finally came it was devoured in minutes.
Mostly because the plate was metal and it was cold as soon as the
owner had gone back down the steps to the kitchen!
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