Travel day.
Woah.
Tire.
The tire fell off.
Woah.
It is smoggy.
It sure is.
Okay, so good morning from Kathmandu.
Today is a travel day.
And we're going to Pokhara.
I've been calling it Pokhara all along.
Apparently that is not how you pronounce it.
Yeah, so we're up bright and early.
What time is it at the moment?
It is seven fifteen.
No, it is not even seven thirty.
It is seven fifteen.
And we're just we're basically dropped off on the side of the road and apparently our
bus is going to come here.
We are really hopeful this is the right area.
Fingers crossed.
Double fingers crossed.
So the air is quite dusty and polluted in Kathmandu on a normal day but today it is
foggy so it is like the fumes are almost getting trapped in the air and you can see that today.
The air has texture.
It just looks thick and grey over the city.
So yeah, that is what Kathmandu is like.
We're just waiting by the side of the road breathing in the fumes.
Lots of honking going on.
And I hope the bus gets here soon.
I am really looking forward to Pokhara where it is a lakeside and mountainside setting.
So hopefully the air will be a little fresher and cleaner.
I'm missing clean air.
We're going to be here for 45 minutes.
45 minutes.
Yeah, we got here way too early.
Our bus doesn't leave until 8 and it is like seven twenty at the moment.
No, seven eighteen.
I was concerned about traffic because it can be insane and I wasn't sure if rush hour would
be chaos and then we'd miss our bus.
I guess rush hour is more like an hour later.
Sometime between eight and nine.
But at seven in the morning yeah the traffic isn't too bad.
There is traffic out there but it is not like bumper to bumper.
There is no gridlock at this time of day.
So how are you feeling about our next destination Pokhara?
I'm really excited about it.
It is going to be considerably smaller than Kathmandu and it also just from pictures we've
seen it looks a lot more scenic.
We're going to be out by a lake and I'm looking forward to that because Kathmandu has been
fun but it has also been really chaotic.
So I'm ready for a change of pace.
Haha.
Also, I'm mildly amused because we keep seeing these shuttles driving by and everyone is
asking Pokhara, Pokhara, Pokhara do you want to come hop on the bus blah blah blah.
The thing is these buses and shuttles are like bursting at the seems.
There is visibly no more room for people but they are still trying to get us on and yeah
we've already bought tickets so really it makes no sense.
Doo la looh.
Doo lada looh.
The horns hear sound a bit like a turkey gobbling.
Doo lada looh.
We are on the bus.
What time is it right now?
Eight fifteen.
So yeah, it was pretty much on time.
Okay.
Just a few minutes late.
Mind you we've been putting our bags on so that has taken up a bit of time.
But yeah, beep beep beep.
We're going to start the journey now.
And those horns are just incredible.
So we're having a bumpy breakfast over here.
Um.
this is what we've got.
Some kind of a noodle dish with potatoes.
We're just going to dig in.
The noodles are nice.
I'm hungry.
I didn't have anything to eat at the hotel so it is almost like a brunch for me.
Time for a pit stop.
We've been driving how long would you say?
Two hours?
Three hours?
No, it has been longer than that.
It is now twelve o'clock.
I've been sleeping.
So we've been on the road for about three and a half hours.
We're about half way there.
Now it is lunchtime.
Alright guys.
So you can see on the map where we started, where we are now and where we need to go.
Here.
And like as we've been traveling the road conditions have been getting a little bit
better like in terms of the quality of the roads and also not as much traffic either.
Lunchtime.
This is pretty sweet.
We get a buffet lunch and yeah I'm got a fairly generous plate but I don't want to eat too
too much because I usually don't like to eat a lot when we're on a serpentine road.
Windy road.
Bad combination.
So no thanks.
So I mostly grabbed some noodles here.
I have something that looks a little bit similar to Aloo Ghobi.
It has got like cauliflower.
Cauliflower and potatoes.
And then over here this is some rice with beans.
With I think a bean curry.
Dal.
Sorry, I should say Dal.
I keep forgetting to call it Dal.
And then last but not least here is mine.
That is yours.
And then I have something that looks like maybe a yoghurt or a rice pudding.
Alright, enjoy.
Let's try it.
I'm hungry.
We have arrived.
My camera lens is looking rather dusty but we are here in Pokhara.
It was an eight hour journey in the end.
So a bit longer than we were expecting.
But we are here.
I'm hungry guys.
First priority is to drop off our bags and get food.
Yes.
We're getting food.
Food is priority number two.
Numero Uno.
So we are all checked in and it is time for room tour.
Room tour.
Pokhara cribs edition.
There you go.
This is literally the fastest room tour ever because my stomach is overriding this room
tour.
Sam is just thinking food.
Food.
It is time to eat.
But yeah we have a nice view of the hotel.
And some mountains off in the distance.
Seating area.
Let's check out the bathroom.
I haven't seen it yet.
Alright, so walk in shower.
Toilet.
Sink.
Hello!
Bub-bye.
Sam is looking ever so serious.
This is a hard decision.
A very important decision.
What will be his first meal in Pokhara?
After an eight hour bus ride.
I think we're going for comfort food.
Did you just take a first sip without toasting your wife.
I did.
I snuck one in there.
Excuse me.
Let's try again.
Excuse me.
Salut.
I'm having a mint lemonade.
I forgot for a second.
Vino tinto over here.
Red wine.
Mmmm.
And so my first time to try Everest beer here in Nepal.
Everest.
And we won't be hiking there so I might as well have the beer right?
But you know what?
You need to read the back of the label.
It is quite poetic.
Let's see.
Nepal.
The land of mysterious.
The land of mysticism.
Oh sorry.
I don't have my glasses on.
Nepal the land of mysticism and Himalayan grandeur brings you this limited edition of
Everest.
Oh la lah.
Everest.
Uh, it is nice.
So refreshing.
I mean this is one of those chilled glasses and I needed this after sucking in all of
that dust.
That was an eight hour dust fest on the bus.
Plus the one hour wait fest.
And the food is here.
Oh, wow.
That looks very good.
Oh wow.
That is amazing.
Thank you.
Oh okay.
Alright, hungry hippo said film me first.
I'm hungry.
No I didn't.
I'm hungry.
I'm not a hippo.
I'm hungry.
Um, I forget the name of what I ordered.
It was a really long name.
I know this is the paneer.
You got paneer and it has some tikka spices and I think was it cooked in a tandoori oven?
Was that part of it?
I don't know.
It had like four or five names in the description.
Anyways, let's go with this.
This looks good.
Oooh.
Is it good?
Wow.
Hmmmm.
Yeah?
Are you going to share?
Uh-huh.
Oh come on.
At least one bite.
I'll give you a slice of pizza.
Sam, has a whole pizza.
Yeah, I have a huge pizza.
This I probably could have got the smaller but you know what?
I'm hungry so no complaints.
Mine has veggies too.
It has onions, carrots, capsicum, and a salad and naan.
I didn't even mention the naan.
Look at that.
Yeah, and like show your hand for sense of scale.
These are really big portions.
This is awesome.
Lots of food.
This is just what we wanted.
Hmmmm.
Oh man, this looks.
Oh man, this looks so good.
Copious amounts of cheese.
Melting all over the place.
It is really hot.
It is obviously freshly made.
Fresh out of the oven.
You're going to burn your whole palette like that.
Hahaha.
He wasn't willing to wait thirty seconds.
That is awesome pizza.
That is good pizza anywhere in the world.
But to get pizza this good in Nepal is a really nice surprise.
I'm going to really enjoy this meal.
Hello.
Oh wow I didn't know I was going to be filmed for this.
Okay, so I found a Cabernet to bring home and this one is from Chile.
So pretty good price.
I mean for this part of the world to pay about 11 US dollars is not a bad deal.
It is obviously very pricey if I was in Chile but I'm not in Chile.
Wine drinking is not a big thing here so this is going to be brought back to the apartment
and I will enjoy this.
What are you celebrating?
I'm celebrating arriving.
Okay.
Hahaha.
Let's go.
And that is a wrap for a very very busy day.
It has been a busy day.
And we have our wine ready.
So here is yours.
Okay.
Let's do a cheers.
Cheers.
One last salut.
Salut.
So great adventures to come from Pokhara and we'll be doing lots of food vlogs and other
things.
Some sightseeing of course and maybe a bit of hiking so please stay tuned for that and
we look forward to showing all of that.
Alright, see you soon.
Soon.
Glub glub glub.