Bandipur

There is no way to describe Bandipur without using a plethora of cliched travel writer descriptions. Of course timeless, nestled, quaint, and picturesque would accuratly lay a out a nice visual. Sitting above the Prtivi Highway, I thought, now this is the best view in Nepal, but Ive thought this more than once, in fact everytime Im at a nice viewpoint. Bandipur has the stuff of national geography caliber dreams. There is lots of baby-kissing, and kite-flying and every few minutes or less you can see butterfles the size of your open hand and crumbling temples carved with wooden dragons. Though it lies on the road between Pokhara and Kathmandu, Nepals two most popular tourist destination, Bandipur sees few travellers, andit shows. There are o touts, guesthouses are families homes with a spare bedroom, and the children beg to have their picture taken, without asking for a rupee-- seeing their own faces on the LED screen in reward enough. Im off to Kathmandu today. Wish me luck on the hellish bus ride.