Turnoff from the Prithvi Highway for Bandipur |
Village on the Prithvi Highway at the Bandipur Junction |
Village, Bandipur Junction |
Village, Bandipur Junction |
Village, Bandipur Junction |
Village, Bandipur Junction |
Village, Bandipur Junction |
Heading up the mountain road to Bandipur |
Lowlands beneath Bandipur |
From the Prithvi Highway, you can catch a jeep like this for the 7km climb to Bandipur |
Unfortunately, about 2km into the journey, the jeep broke down... |
...it wasn't a flat tire...not sure what the problem was... |
Perhaps sending an SMS about our delay... |
Hillside houses on the road to Bandipur |
Another Jeep heading from Bandipur downhill to Dumre |
It's a little full.... |
Everyone's taking the breakdown in stride... |
a couple of people start walking... |
but most just sit quietly and enjoy the view. |
Hmmm...this might take a while (it wasn't a flat...) |
A school bus full of Nepali kids from the Terai on a fieldtrip stopped and gave me a lift |
...they didn't take any of the villagers, just the farang... |
They were all very friendly and curious about where I was from |
Schoolboys from the Terai on their bus to Bandipur |
We made it! |
Bandipur Mountain Resort |
Map of the highland village of Bandipur, Nepal |
Road from the bus stop to main street, Bandipur |
Main Street, Bandipur |
Main Square, Bandipur |
Nicely restored traditional Newari architecture, Bandipur |
I stayed at this little guesthouse, under construction, just outside the old town |
Khadga Devi Mandir (temple), Bandipur |
Flowers and bricks, Bandipur |
...with their teacher on the right |
As a small town, I soon bumped into my school group from the Terai |
Girls from the school group, Bandipur |
Schoolboys, Bandipur |
Nepalis are diverse, some looking almost European, or Oriental/Tibetan, or Indian |
Bindebasini Mandir (temple) in the main square, Bandipur |
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Shree Bandipur Paoma Library, 1944 (BC! oops) |
Main Street, Bandipur |
Main Street, Bandipur |
Nice house in Bandipur |
Terrace of the Old Bandipur Inn (recommended) |
My little guesthouse is up that hill past the school |
Bandipur Hostel...looks like it could use some paint |
Balcony, Bandipur |
West end of Main Street, Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Believers English School, Bandipur |
Bandipur |
A big bus in little Bandipur |
Boys riding the top of the bus with a big cook pot |
Nepali bus, Bandipur |
That can't be the safest mode of transportation... |
...but it seems popular |
...someone said it was so they could jump before it goes over a cliff |
Southern slope of Bandipur looking east |
Stone houses on the edge of town, Bandipur |
View across to the far side of town, Bandipur |
Terraced fields below Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Schoolyard, Bandipur |
There is a nice short climb to Gurungche Hill overlooking Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Town center of Bandipur from Gurungche Hill |
View of Bandipur from Gurungche Hill |
Traditional houses, Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Bandipur's town center seen from Gurungche Hill |
Bandipur, from higher up Gurungche Hill |
Bandipur |
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Two Nepali boys, Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
My camera was very popular, Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
Nepali girls, Bandipur |
Nepali boys, Bandipur |
Atop Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
Me, with a group of Nepali kids, Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
Portrait, Nepali girl, Bandipur |
Portrait, Nepali boy, Bandipur |
Portrait, Nepali boy, Bandipur |
Bandipur from atop Gurungche Hill |
Bandipur |
Bandipur, descending Gurungche Hill |
Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
Gurungche Hill, Bandipur |
Nepal Revolutionary Students' Union, Bandipur |
Old woman, Bandipur |
Main Square, Bandipur |
Bandipur |
This must be Communist Party HQ, Bandipur |
"Let’s make a winner Mr. Ramnath Aakhil of Samyukta Janamorcha with High Votes" |
There seem to be quite a few communist groups in Nepal |
I'm not positive which one this is...maybe the Maoists |
Nepali Communists, Bandipur |
Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Students from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Student from Notre Dame School, Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Letter box, Bandipur, Nepal |
Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Flower, Bandipur, Nepal |
Detail, Ganesh Shrine, Bandipur |
Detail, Ganesh Shrine, Bandipur |
Detail, Ganesh Shrine, Bandipur |
Mahalaxmi Mandir (temple) Bandipur |
Mahalaxmi Mandir (temple) Bandipur |
Mahalaxmi Mandir (temple) Bandipur |
Spider with the full moon, Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Bandipur, Nepal |
USA fans, Bandipur |
Nepali boys playing some kind of card game, Bandipur |
Nepali boy, Bandipur |
Nepali kids in a window, Bandipur |
Nepali kids in a window, Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Nepali boy, Bandipur |
...looking sweet and innocent after throwing rocks at a dog |
Nepali boys, Bandipur |
Nepali boy, Bandipur |
Nepali boy, Bandipur |
Nepali boys, Bandipur |
Communist insignia painted on awall, Bandipur |
Evening view of the Himalaya from Bandipur - Manaslu (8156m) Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) Baudha (6672m) |
Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) evening view from Bandipur |
Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) in the evening, Bandipur |
Manaslu (8156m/26,759ft) world's 8th tallest - with Ngadi Chuli (7871m) partially obscured |
Dusk, Bandipur |
Dusk, Bandipur |
Cook from Bandipur Cafe who was on the broken jeep with me |
The cook directed me here to get the guesthouse where I was staying |
Early morning, Bandipur |
The Annapurna Range and Machhapuchhare (near Pokhara) seen from Bandipur |
The Annapurna Range and Machhapuchhare (near Pokhara) seen from Bandipur |
Annapurna II and Lamjung Himal seen from Bandipur |
Bandipur, early morning |
Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
Fog covered valleys below Bandipur |
Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
Bandipur, early morning |
Gurungche Hill, Bandipur, early morning |
Bandipur and Gurungche Hill, early morning |
Architectural detail, Bandipur |
Bandipur |
Machhapuchhare and fog covered valleys, from Bandipur |
Bandipur and Gurungche Hill seen from the school near my guesthouse |
Bandipur |
Old Inn, Bandipur (recommended) |
Bandipur |
Shadow of the jeep with a full load of passengers on the roof, heading downhill from Bandipur |
Descending into the foggy valley below Bandipur |
The Bandipur jeep, Dumre |
Prithvi Highway passing through Dumre, Nepal |