Kathmandu

Dwarika's Hotel

Another short post today as we flew from Pokhara to Kathmandu.

Fortunately the delay wasn’t too long and the flight eventually departed. We arrived at our overnight hotel, Dwarika's Hotel, just before 2pm.

By the time we had lunch and explored the property, the heavens decided to open properly — lightning, thunder and torrential rain. Other than Mal bravely venturing out for a street haircut, we stayed firmly in the comfort of our room.

On first impression, Dwarika’s has a beautiful old-world charm. The hotel is built around intricately carved wooden architecture inspired by traditional Newari design, and the courtyards and brickwork give it the feel of stepping back into another era.

But while it certainly looks the part, parts of the hotel felt a little dusty and tired, and the service didn’t quite match the aesthetic. Perhaps we had simply been too spoilt along the way.

Tomorrow we begin our journey home. You might be able to tell I’m not feeling particularly inspired today. Perhaps it’s missing the quiet peacefulness of the mountains, or the traffic and pollution of a crowded city. Maybe it’s just a touch of the post-holiday blues.

Most likely, it’s all three.

Finally we could see the mountains in Pokhara. Our guide did name all the peaks...

Modern airport

The plane to take us to Kathmandu. It was a short but bumpy ride!

We could see features out of the plane today!

Old world charm of our room. Massive!

Also a very large bathroom

Tiger and goat! We know this game

Hotel grounds