Few days ago I crawled to the remote part of eastern Nepal along with my friends . We had planned for the trip to maipokhari since grade 11. The plan was unsuccessful in class 11 ,12 and even after 12. Finally god permitted us to visit her on the top of a hill in maipokhari . Even the latest plan was about to collapse but somehow we were on the trip.
It was 4.45 in the cold morning were my eyes opened up with bark of alarm . I wore my dress and packed my bag and ran to the taxi stand with my friend. Finally the silent of sanishare bazaar was cracked with the sound of the taxi that transported us to Illam bazaar. It was about 8.30 in the morning that we had reached our primary destination illam. We visited the tea garden, the playground-tudikhel , temples and ran up and down the hill. I was tired by 12 and stomach was also empty. It look less then a hour to fill up the belly and run towards the taxi stand loaded with tons of goods and people. Hardly there was any seat left on the taxi that was to take us to Maipokhari . I wonder how we adjusted to 2 hour long trip in that old-ruined taxi travelling through the roads of Illam, Biblyatee and finally Maipokhari . It was disgusting journey in my life. The seat was packed as if any space between the passengers could hardly be like solid molecules.
The road in that route was hardly imaginable by anyone.” Who called it a road?” It was even difficult for animals to crawl. I wondered how the taxi floated through it . The dusty environment with missing window plane in the taxi made the environment made the situation worst. I was in last side of the taxi with my legs were tighten in between packets of goods and passengers. I could hardly move my toes and fingers inside my shoe. The heat was coming from beneath the shoe and I wasn’t able to resist but fortunately the engine stopped at the deaurali bazaar. I was escaping from the taxi as soon as possible as I don’t want myself to be roasted inside like a chicken. Cold breeze of wind blowing in the Bazaar lend me a bit relief .
The crowds in the bazaar of deaurali eyed at us as if they haven’t seen human beings like us . In fact they might have thought us as Aliens from another plant…..lol ..just kidding Any way we asked for directions towards Maipokhari at the bazaar while the clock was striking 2 in the day. We walked through a small and narrow path inside the tense trees. In fact there wasn’t thick homes and manmade construction and was a bit forest. Some terror or fear was in my mind but with walking upwards in the hill killed up my fear as I was getting tired. Finally we reached one of the corner of the pond inside the thick forest . I were have glances of it from a bit away place walking across the thick forest . We travelled almost a hour inside the forest that encircled the pound. Finally we ended up the session with reaching gate 1 facilated with counter and information corner . We reached the main road with some shops and houses. We evacuated from its premises and reached the road. Actually our main task at that moment was to search for lodge. We were to stay in the lodge and proceed to Illam the next day. Finally our biggest problem of searching provisions for settlement was over as the lodge appeared in front of us . We entered it asked for room, viewed the room, booked the room and arranged the luggage. The lodge was shocking in the sense that despite of being located in the remote corner it was well builded, managed and at a good condition.
As being free with the loads of luggage from my shoulders I felt a bit relieved. Now it was the time to rock. We travelled across the nine corners of the pond, the forest, the rocks, gardens and temples. One after another photographs were clicked and every precious seen and the moment was captured. Different varieties of flora and fauna were present in each corner of the pond. By 6 in the evening the temperature was decreasing along with the intensity of the light so we returned to the hotel.
We rested for some time in our rooms and order the food. There was limited variety of foods and as being the rural place. There weren’t any other guests except us. I think this was due to the fact that the tourist season was just appearing. Finally we had our lunch by 9 in the evening. I didn’t ate food because I was already filled with tons a Tibetan bread- a new dish for all of us.
Long journey and ups and down in the hill had made our body respond to it. The night was extremely cold as temperature moved to o degrees. I was fast asleep and so were my two friends . The shape of our room was unique as three beds were kept in 90 degrees to one another. In the same room we could hardly see one another. The entire design of the 2-2.5 storied hotel was unique and different as it was made in a way that each room was entertained with sunlight during the day. Even small-small spaces were utilized properly in a way, reflecting the structure to be designed by a professional engineer or the designer. But when our question regarding the designer approached with its answer then we all were shocked and confused! . Oh my god the owner himself was the designer. The owner even hadn’t passed high school. While our conversation was on the extreme the owner has poured his some feelings to us. He stated that there are millions of engineers being generated or manufactured per day but they didn’t posses skill. He further stated that though some knowledge is necessary but skills and experience play the vital role. He also expressed that government has betrayed them by not building different sorts of infrastructure for development of Maipokhari . “It would be a main tourist place if government sees it as a potential tourist spot “
Finally the next I woke up with my mobile alarm calling me to wake up . When I woke up I was nearly frozen as it was extremely cold . We hardly managed to get to the tap for cleaning and washing. Then the coffee served by a beautiful lady girl made us warm. My friend commented me that the girl’s face was like one of our past college friend . When I looked at her face I was confused . OMG ! she was our friend I nearly called her but I knew It wasn’t her . It seems like our friends were twins and had lost one of them in this place . Anyways she was our friend . But the coffee served by her will never erase from my memory because it was the tastiest one till now in my life. I even clicked the photos of the coffee mug.
Finally we visited, worshipped and clicked photos again in some parts of the pond . Finally we cleared out and took the bus which hardly comes in that area as the road was narrow . But say it a good luck or what so over we got the bus. The we reached Illam after 2 hours of difficult bus ride . We purchased all sorts of stuff like CHURPII , BOBMYSON , LOLYPOP AND SWEETS. Then we catch the taxi and reached Birtamode @ 1 the another day after we had begun . I reached my home and had a rest. OMG ! it was so hot in Birtamode .
To sum up the entire journey was a adventurous one as I had never enjoyed so much . The place was so cool , peace and seems like going there for some day and stay when I feel tensed and depressed. The actual Nepal exist in maipokahri and not in towns like Kathmandu and Birtamode
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