66.23/24 Nepal: Pokhara: A third route to Shanti Stupa, taking a great path through the jungle, plus partial Begnas 2. Join us on a magical journey in a mystical land.
May we invite you into an enchanted and magical place. We will be your hosts although a wiser path might be to follow in Jenni's footsteps. Thank you for joining us. "Please don't fence us in". This is the end of Phewa (Fewa) Lake which runs into Phewa Dam, also known as Damside. The water is obviously retained by the damn walls with the sluice gates attached. We pass this body of water, mostly on foot, as we head beyond the wall before rising above the dam heading up to the temples overlooking the lake. Follow the pictures to attain a visual perspective. Once we get to the other side of the dam wall, we view the obvious, not forgetting some reflections at which stage one of us goes into raptures. Fortunately, he is young so there's a chance he might still mature. We find a rather decrepit bridge at which time we began singing 'Water under a troubled bridge', lyrics by 'Simone and Jeffunkel'. One of the party crossed the bridge on foot...