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Pokhara, Nepal

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March 23rd 2010
We arrived in Pokhara on March 5th and on the recommendation of Jupiter (our host in Lumbini who also set us up with his brother in Chitwan), we stayed at his other brother's hotel, the Silver Oaks Inn - a mid-range hotel that we managed to secure at a budget price. Pokhara is Nepal's second largest city. It sits on the shore of a pretty lake, surrounded by mountains that reminded us both of ho ... 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