It wasnt on our bucket list but we had a day more to spare and hence, Surkhet, three hours away from Kohalpur. We passed through Bardia National Park once again and therefore the check-points. Surkhet is in Bheri zone of Mid-western region. The valley includes Birendranagar, which spreads around 50 sq km and it is 600km from Kathmandu. It was pretty warm again compared to Nepalgunj/Kohalpur, foggy throughout.
The first thing we did after the meet ups at Surkhet was to climb Ghantaghar. The perfect timing allowed us to see the sun set. It was 360' view from the top. One could see the valley and further. Next, was panipuri and chaat, highly recommended by Pabrita (one of the ex-students of Rajya aunty). A brief walk to Birendranagar bazaar and it was getting dark already. We were dropped off to Shila (Rajya aunty's friend) aunty's place and the fun began. I have never seen Rajya aunty cook, never in my life and she did at Shila aunty's place (Shila aunty being a vegetarian). Amazing!
