Written by: Sunabi Pokharel - 2024024, Grade VIII
Posted on: 27 September, 2020
I along with my father and mother on 3rd Baishakh 2076, set out on a journey to Pokhara. We had 10 other family members with us. At 7:00 in the morning, we headed towards Pokhara from our residence in Bhaktapur. I took a pen and a copy with me. In the copy, I wrote the name of the places that I saw on the way. When we arrived in Gwarko, we bought various food items for us to eat on the way. Then, we passed through Thankot from Kalanki at 8.30 am. Enjoying the winding and smooth road and the greenery, we arrived at Malekhu at around 11:00 am. We ate lunch with fish there and enjoyed the view around. After lunch at around 11:45, we started our journey again. I had saved the songs that I wanted to listen to on the way in a pen drive. Listening to the songs during the trip was very relaxing. We reached Mungling at 1:00 PM and ate our favorite foods. From there, we slowly moved towards Pokhara passing through Khairenitar, Marsyangdi, Ghasi Kuwa, and Hydropower.
We reached Pokhara at around 4.30 pm. When we reached Pokhara, it was raining heavily, so our wish to enjoy the night at the lakeside was not fulfilled. Then the next morning at 6:30 am, we went to Bindhyabasini Temple. After spending half an hour there, we went to Fewa Lake. We rented three boats to go to Tal Barahi Temple. From there, we went to see Davis Fall and Gupteshwor cave. Then we proceeded towards the World Peace Stupa atop a hill beside Fewa Lake. Half the way, we used our vehicles, but there was no way ahead for the vehicle. Then, we walked uphill for about half an hour to reach there. Sweating heavily, we reached the beautiful World Peace Stupa. After reaching there, I had to speak softly.
As we had a large group, at some point, we used to speak loudly, but the security guards suggested that we speak softly. From there we took a good look at Pokhara and then went to the International Mountain Museum. I also observed different things there. Then, we came back to the hotel and took a rest. We also enjoyed the lakeside at night. The next day in the morning we went to Dr. KI Singh Bridge to see the depth and uniqueness of the Seti River. We also visited the nearby Mahendra Cave and Bat Cave. I was terrified to go to the Bat cave, and I cried too. The last time I had gone there was when I was 4 years old. My father always teased the bats so I was scared that the bats would attack, but I entered the cave and came out as fast as I could. After that, we proceeded towards Palpa in our vehicles. We didn’t spend much time in Palpa. We just bought Palpali caps and then went to Lumbini. In Lumbini, we didn’t use any hotel. We spent our night in a room beside Cambodian Gumba.
The next day, we went to different Gumbas made by different countries in the name of Gautam Buddha. Among all those Gumbas, Thailand, and Cambodian Gumbas were my favorite. I was very much impressed by the artistic Gumbas. After observing all the Gumbas, we went to the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. We observed Maya Devi Temple, Ashoka Pillar, Pushkarini pond there. I also saw the footsteps of Gautam Buddha. One of the most interesting things I saw there was a never-dying lamp. As soon as we came out from Mayadevi Temple, we proceeded to Chitwan. Then, we slept in a hotel that night. The next morning, we went to Chitwan National Park. There, we saw deers, rhinoceros, crocodile, parrot, peacock, and many other beautiful birds and animals. Then, we also enjoyed the elephant bath in the river. It was enjoyable. Experiencing different activities, we went to Dev Ghat. Then, we made it to our home on Baisakh 8, 2076. Those beautiful days are still fresh in my mind. I had really enjoyed that trip a lot.
