Sunday, October 20, 2013

Road Trip Day 1 Biratnagar

Bid a farewell, (a brass kalash with wide base filled with water)


Bags packed, ready to go.

Our road trip begins the day after Dashain. We headed out of Kathmandu. The drive out of the city was a bit delayed as we had some fixings to do. In about an hour or so we were on Banepa Bardibas Highway. This route is a major eastbound exit from highly populated Kathmandu valley which links the valley with Eastern Terai region for a total of 158 km. The highway wasn't that bad considering it is still under construction. We had our lunch at NepalThok.  It was past one by the time we had our first meal of the day. Nepalthok is a junction for people of Ramechhap, Sindhulli, Kavre to get to capital city.


Sekuwa at Bardibas


Local fish and prawns at Bhantabari
The next pit stop was Bardibaas where we had 'sekuwa' break six in the evening. Still on Bhantabari was next for some local fish and tea break and finally Biratnagar. Well, I couldn't tell much about Biratnagar but we saw a huge crowd on the road ten in the evening. Apparently they were on their way home after work. Biratnagar is a home to many industries based on agriculture. It is located at the border with India and therefore a major centre for trade and commerce with India. By the time we got to the hotel it was pretty late. After a quick check in we were escorted to our rooms. I had to turn on both the AC and fan for a quick run down for room temperature was pretty high. A quick shower before bed and slept with everything on including lights and TV, something I need to get over with.


Our first night in Biratnagar