Bandipur...80kms from Pokhara

Started our drive at 10 am from Pokhara... the first 25 kms were good the remaining kms. had no rds.at many places...so takes close to 4 hrs . To drive... in between there was also an accident so that slowed us down a bit too...
Also be aware that petrol pumps don't fill air nor do they have toilets like in India
Once here in Bandipur had a bad catch in my leg fm.Pokhara that got worse after reaching... so walking or getting up fm.low chairs was terribly painful...
But can't spend my ltd.time in Bandipur on bed... so took a voveran and by morning... I was in pain manage mode... so we hired a car and driver to visit Nepal's biggest and S.Asia 2nd largest ...Siddha caves... it's an 8 km.drive down one way and with return fare it cost us NR 2000...
To the caves...

It's a steep climb up by stairs and at some spots no stairs...took me an hour to reach up...
Another hr.spent inside the cave with the help of a guide and an addlitional torch on rent did some rock climbing inside the caves... it was pitch dark, wet and cool... 
An adventure...

Here's the photo story of my day ...

Annapurna range... 
the rds.fm.Pokhara to Bandipur...
my hotel in Bandipur
my window with a view
started at 10am...upward climb on steps
tired at the some mid way point...catching our breath
finally reached entrance to cave
baba meditating inside cave
staircase going into the belly of the cave
Counted 48
rock climbing... was exciting to do it in darkness and slippery grounds
relaxing for a bit inside the cave
lunch was Neppali set meal
With a down pour the mist cleared up and could see the whole range of mountains
the setting sun
our hotel
the entrance to the bazar... dotted by quaint old shops and restaurants... look un touched by time...
almost felt like Juliet or Rapunzel would pop out on the balcony above...

the locals said this bldg.is over 100 yrs.old
temple
signing out of Bandipur...
More from the next destination.

lovely plc to stay and v.helpful staff

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