Taking the lords name we left for our holidays with lots of doubts and confusion. We landed in Kathmandu the capital city of Nepal . We were totally shocked by the city there was so much pollution and we actually felt we were choking. But we are a family of happy people we try to enjoy ourselves wherever we go. The 17 of us decided we are not going to be disappointed by anything we were there for a good time and we would have a good time. Luckily( a word we used many times during this vacation ) we just had a overnight stay at Kathmandu so we were all happy as next day our itenairy said river rafting ,that excited us ,we had done it in Kashmir and we had the best time there. We were given all the instruction and were given our life jacket helmet and paddle and also lots of warnings which our guide said we should listen carefully as there were chances of some accidents happening and we laughed thinking what can really happen..And it did happen we met with an accident 1 raft that was carrying my cousin,brother in law , brother and sister in law overturned and they were trapped in the whirlpool and the rapid and we had to to be the rescuers ,how we paddled seeing our loved ones in danger and managed to get them to safety .At that moment I was so proud of my family for being so calm and composed ,each one of us handled the situation so bravely and calmly ,it surprised even our guides. By the grace of god each one came out of the situation safe and sound. We had a overnight stay in the tent on the shore ,but there was a sandstorm so sleeping in the tent was impossible so we had to sleep in our bus and some of us slept on the road .
The next day we went to chitwan an amazing forest resort called tiger hill resort. We were welcomed by the hotel staff with a wonderful smile which believe me we saw through out our stay there. Chitwan was beautiful with their cabin like rooms with basic necessities and Eco friendly stuff. We went on an elephant ride in the jungles saw the rhino ,deers ,peacocks in close proximity . Oh it was fun. We even had a jungle walk there too we saw wild elephant ,rhino ,deers we prayed no one comes near us we really didn't want other out of the box experience.we really enjoyed the walk and the boat ride watching crocodiles and fishes,we enjoyed the walk in the meadow with heavy rains pouring which drenched us from head to toe,my little nephews had a blast getting drenched in the rain and the elephant ride and seeing so many different animals. After 2 wonderful days in chitwan we bid goodbye to the wonderful staff of the tiger wood resort,they truely were wonderful and made our stay more fun.
From chitwan we went to pokhara a city of waterfalls ,temples ,lakes and many lovely stories from the past . We were fascinated by this quaint little place next to the lake seetu and surrounded by the himalaya ranges Annapurna and fish tail. Himalaya what do I say about it ,the size and the beauty of it always gives me a sense of pride thinking we Indians are the ones protected by this amazing mountain range called the himalaya. We got up by 4:30 to see the sunrise from the mountain ranges ohhh what a sight it was,like I have said earlier what our eyes see the camera can never capture. But whatever we did capture can never beat the actual beauty of the place. Himalaya is one place that I can talk about forever and ever,and a mountain range that how many ever times I see ,I will always be fascinated by it. We left pokhara with a heavy heart for that was almost the end of our holidays . But adventure had to follow us we were stuck in the mountains for almost 10 hrs coz of a heavy traffic jam.
We reached Kathmandu late in the evening so had to change our plans of going to the pashupathi nath temple the next day early morning just before we left for the airport. Next morning 6 am we were on our way to the temple . The temple had so many lovely stories which we heard with fascination, the shivlings around the temple ,the faith with which people prayed amazed us. After the temple we reached the airport to come back to India. When were at the airport we relived all our wonderful moments we had in Nepal. A place which showed us adventure in the rough rivers,peace around the himalaya,the amazing and the silent world of the jungle, we experienced every possible weather change from extreme hot ,to shivering in the cold near the river and the pleasant weather near the lake.
For all of us this was 1 holiday that I am sure we will never ever forget. We call it the unforgettable Nepal ...
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