Practicing healthy lifestyle in Nepal

Well… yes, we party and drink in Nepal too.  Nepalese nightlife is totally awesome. Not only because on the dance floor drunken tourists and travellers try to grab someone’s ass all the time, but also because bars are open until 00.00 o’clock! So after crazy party you have enough time to get good night sleep and wake up fresh next morning.

Waking up fresh wasn’t part of our plan when we observed Thamel night life yesterday, so after dancing we went to after party… and after that we decided to have our own after party. All in all the night was a big success including drinks, dinner, drinks, live band, drinks, dancing, drinks, dancing..  Shops in Thamel area stay open much longer than normally, so there are still a lot of people there while in Kalanki area, where we are staying, it’s already quiet after 8 o’clock in the evening.

You can buy cigarettes one at the time and it will cost you from 5 to 10 rupees (1€ = about 100 rupees) so it’s practically nothing compared to Finland’s price. Local alcohol is also pretty cheap. For one glass of rakshi you have to pay 15 rupees.  If you ask me rakshi is a weird combination of strong alcohol, water and maybe a little amount of gasoline. One glass of this magical potion is enough to take your brain (and sometimes your feet too) on totally new level.

That is pretty much everything i learnt about Nepal this week so maybe next week I’ll concentrate on culture and nature.

Our happy little posse: Eleonore (Germany), me, Pete( US), Nicole(Canada),Benjamin(US)

Our happy little posse 2 hours later.

There have been more than one glass on rakshi involved.

I managed to add some pictures. Local Internet god is probably on the good mood today, unlike yesterday..

 

 Pashupatanath. Dead people burning.

 

I picked up some moves from local monkeys.

 This is our group. Nicole, Kris, Maria, Eleonore, Robin, Brian, Laura, David, Harriet and our guide Keshav.

Guys on the left are trying to sell us something even during the photo...

 

Amazing view from the Monkey temple.

 

And this is actually the monkey. But I think there were more dogs than monkeys in the temple. 

 This girls came to talk to me in the temple.

 

Flowers in the Bouddhanath.

Monkey temple.. aka Swayambhunath actually. 

 

Me and Eleonore near some angry buddha statues on our way home.

  

Nyt tama siis alkoi, kuusi kuukautta Nepalissa! Viela en ole ihan taysin perilla siita missa on pohjoinen ja missa etela, nahtavyyksista puhumattakaan, vaikka olen viettanyt taalla kaksi paivaa. Olen kuitenkin ehtinyt jo ensimmaisena iltana tutustua paikallisiin alkoholijuomiin, kayda katsomassa uusimman Apinoiden Planeetta -elokuvan ja pitaa sammakkoa paassani havittyani korttipelissa.

Vapaehtoisia taalla on melko paljon. Suurin osa kuitenkin tulee vain kesaloman ajaksi, joten elokuun jalkeen taalla ei olekkaan enaa kauheasti jengia. Taman takia kuusi kuukautta tuntuukin yhtakkia ikuisuudelta. Ensimmaisina iltoina podin kovaa koti-ikavaa, mutta tahan tottuu nopeasti ja paikka alkaa tuntua pikku hiljaa kotoisalta. Tilannetta helpoitti kun toisena iltana mentiin elokuviin poienella porukalla ja sen jalkeen poizzalle ja kokikselle. Perusilta Tampereella.

Mita tulee nepalilaisiin, he ovat erittain ystavallisia ja avoimia ja kertovat mielellaan itsestaan ja perhestaan. Joskus tosin tuntuu, etta koiria on taalla enemman kuin ihmisia. He nukkuvat, syovat ja tekevat pienia koiranpentuja keskella katua kaikki paivat. Lehmat taas chillailevat keskella hullua ajotieta, destination unknown.

Kuvassa ilta muiden vapaehtoisten kanssa paikallisessa. Ohjelmaan kuuluu rakshi, korttipelit ja laadukas lapanheitto tottakai!