Going to Dhulikhel

Paul and I decided to be adventrsome and get out of Kathmandu, we needed some new 
scenery  and wanted to get out of the grit and grim of the city. After a while it can take its toll on
you.

We called our friends Hira and Shree and asked them to set us up a deal. They were great and on Friday mid morning we were off. We were all excited about getting out, up into the Mts for a few days. We were told to come on Monday at 3 for our Visa so we didn't have anything else pressing to do so why not leave?

We drove for about an hour, a good 35-40 minutes it took to get out of the sprawl of Kathmandu. Then we climbed up, going southeast. If we kept going on this road we would eventually be in Tibet! To bad we didn't have more days.

Once we got out of the city the road was amazingly good. We were impressed. Lonely Planet said the road was built by the Japanese. They would build a little and then the Maoist would blow it up, they would build a little more and the Maoist would blow it up. Much like two steps forward one step back.

The driver wasn't exactly sure where the Lodge was so we stopped and asked a few times. We finally arrived and were pleasantly surprised to find this quaint little lodge. It has about 25-30 rooms and they all were on the side of a cliff. The rooms all looked over a valley with the Himalayans just behind, it would have been a world class view if there was no fog.

We could see the tips of the Mts. but it wasn't the same as the photos we saw in the lobby. The resturant was on top of the lodge for the best views. Did I mention it was COLD!!!! There was not heat in the Lodge just small heaters for each room.

When we arrived it was mid day so we didn't realize how cold it was going to get, but later that night when the sun went down, boy was it cold.