Pokhara Photo 27

Pokhara

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November 13th 2009
Pokhara Our trip to this city west of Kathmandu started when we surprisingly met the American couple we had befriended previously on the rafting trip in the street outside our hotel the night before we were going to leave. They were also considering visiting the place so we agreed to meet up the next morning at 8am to get a tourist bus (no trains in Nepal); nicer to travel with friends. However ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more