We set off early to avoid the rush-hour traffic on the ring road. Here a view just outside Kathmandu
Terraced fields in a valley near Kathmandu
About 40 km from Kathmandu, this photo from the return journey
A local bus
Push Horn !
There is some clean water in Nepal
The bridge where the highway forks to Pokhara
Typical roadside scene
We stopped for tea a few times
Struggling up a steep incline
I just love these trucks!
Lunch break - lentils and rice at a roadside cafe.
Making chilli sauce
A typical woodstove
Paying the road tax, we had to do this 2 or 3 times. We also had to 'make a donation' to the Maoists 2 times, but I didn't aggravate the negotiations by taking a photo.
These men had a hard time getting their pick-up across this river bed.
View from the roadside cafe
The lower part of Nepal is very lush and in places sub-tropical
We're down in the Terai now, you can see the vegetation is a little more tropical.
Getting close to Lumbini
Destination! Our home for the next ten days
