A Walk Along the Rural Roads of Sedi - Pokhara City, Nepal
This is where I am staying, a view from my guesthouse.
Quite decent (especially considering I pay only 3.3 USD for my room):
On April 27, 2026, I decided to have a light walk uphill, along a road I had never walked before.
As it turned out, that wasn't a real street but a stormwater canal. Downpours in Pokhara are wild, but when it's dry, people walk these canals.
A tiny mandir on the way. Considering the golden Nandi (a zebu) in front of the entrance, that's a temple of Shiva.
Himalayan raspberry, it's everywhere here, quite like blackberry in some areas of Europe - growing along the road sides, covering steep hill slopes, thriving in ravines...
As for the taste, I'd say, it is like that of mulberries with a slight bitterness.
A logistic surprise awaited me:
My stormwater canal road narrowed, got overgrown with grass, and those two fences from both sides appeared, so I felt trapped in a sewage - happily, there were no odours there, so perhaps I slightly overreacted. I kept walking up and eventually found a real road.
A boy picking up Himalayan raspberries; probably, for his mom - otherwise, why the bowl? Just put them into your mouth. Collecting berries for siblings? I don't believe in such things, lol.
A colorful lizard, probably, waiting for a juicy insect attracted by the Himalayan raspberries.
Keep walking the road abundant with bamboo and Himalayan raspberries:
And then a view of the lake opened up:
Phewa Lake, it's called, Pokhara's natural soul.
A charming hoofer on my way:
I quickly collected grass and stretched out the bunch for this baby buffalo.
His warm eyes were full of surprise, as if he was saying, "For me?? An entire bunch of super yummy grass?? We fren now?!" The same grass grew below his hoofs but he was absolutely happy to receive my gift - literally shocked by my kindness, lol.
And look at his hair... Like the hair of a human, that's so funny.
Soon, a dog came, and I didn't feel comfortable anymore, as you never know what a dog can do - even a Nepalese dog (there are well-mannered here).
I left the buffy and continued my way down to the Phewa lake.
It was an overcast late afternoon with perfect temperature for hiking, like 26°C (79°F).
It's almost always cloudy after 3 p.m. and it often rains then. Very humid land, the Pokhara Valley.
Returning to the area I visited many times, with this field by the lake, which I had described in the last post.
Another encounter:
Call me insane, buffies are much better than horses...
I can't understand at all what horses are thinking about. Look at this one: can it be she is in love with me or she wants to bite my arm off? She was actually approaching me, and I stepped back out of caution.
You never know what a horse is thinking about unless you're a horse breeder or rider... With buffaloes, it's easier - it's written all over their animated faces.
The sky turned dark - the rain was coming.
I had time to buy food for dinner and turned back to my guesthouse.
Home, sweet home - the left door is where I stay, these are my footwear on the left - blue flipflops and amazing (fake Birkenstock) foam sandals for 4$ a pair 😎
It might be I'll live here for next 3 months. Love this quiet, warm, cloudy land with actually amazing people, quiet and warm.
The photos were taken with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G and a Nikkor 70-300mm (only the panorama in the beginning) on a full-frame DSLR Nikon D750 on April 27, 2026, in Pokhara, Nepal
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Looks like an interesting journey. Thanks for sharing))
Correct! :-) Thank you!
How lovely, my kind of place there @x-rain, and those beautiful yellow raspberries! I’ve never tasted one before. You can make a raw jam with them: just mix with an equal amount of sugar and let it wilt. No bacteria can grow in 50% sugar, so there’s no need for preservatives. It’ll be delicious, no cooking needed, just be careful not to eat too much sugar in one go! That boy must be collecting them for jam!
Can you go fishing on that lake? Such beautiful photography, it looks so peaceful there!
Yeah, horses act very differently from buffalo. I find buffalo much more serious, while horses, and cows as well, are very playful, especially when they’re young. One time I was stunned when a baby cow my mum and dad had raised tried to play hide and seek behind trees with me when I visited. I couldn’t believe it, lol.
And those bamboo plants remind me of bamboo shoots you can cook too! And banana leaves for wrapping meals, I buy them here for nearly £3 per sheet, whereas you can just get them fresh from the garden there. I used to wrap my school meals in banana leaves, they taste so much better! :)
I have launched "no sugar, no bread, no rice, no potato" program, lol - I have access to a shared kitchen (at last) so I am experimenting. And thus a jam - it's for the next time :)
It is allowed. Fish is a good idea... I should ask how much fish is in those shops with reservoirs along the lake - might be quite cheap.
That's very environmentally friendly. I had banana leaves as plates somewhere - once, in an Indian restaurant in Malaysia... and somewhere else. I actually loved eating a banana flower with pad thai - they often serve it this way in Thailand.
Thank you!
It's a good place, lot of nature, lot of green, it seems very quiet and overall not even too dirty... It's good if you want to chill and relax
Bonus points for the raspberries which are even expensive here
Yes, a good one. The city isn't far, just 15 min to go - bars and stuff. Also, there are public buses to other (more concrete) areas of Pokhara. So it's like a village... but actually very well developed and very near to civilization. Lucky me :)
I think you could make jam out of raspberries. You could even just puree them with sugar.
What a wonderful place—I spent a long time trying to figure out what it reminded me of. The photo of the lake with the village reminded me of a place with a lake in Bali. It has a very similar atmosphere! 👍
I loved cooking jam... Now - as I have access to the (shared) kitchen - I am avoiding sugar and bread - I wouldn't mind getting a bit slimmer. :D
Just a little bit of trimming and here you go, hahaha!
🙂
😄😄
Loved this guy when I was a teenager :) He's great.
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That was an awesome view from your guest house that you stayed. The berries looks sweets and you are having a very well spent relaxing days.
True! Thank you! 🙂
With every post (The ones, I have gone through) and photo, I started to realize why you like it there.
3.3 USD - This is per day, right?
I don't exactly know about the weather conditions in Nepal, but a cloudy and rainy weather is a blessing in many of the Asian countries - no heavy and continuous rain, of course, though.
I agree with your assesment about your favorite hoofers, but I don't like them near me in close spaces.
Yes, per day.
The weather is cool here. Now:
Indians love coming here - it's Nepal (food, culture), cute mountains, the infrastructure is quite modern and Western-like (only in Goa you can see this in India) aaand yes while it's very hot in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Kolkata, etc, you can enjoy natural "AC" in Pokhara.
🙂👍
I am from Karachi, Pakistan. Temperature is 27 degree now, but it was at 33 6 hours earlier.
Wow, Karachi - it should be very interesting. Sort of Pakistani Mumbai, probably. Quite a hot city I think. I spent a while in Rajasthan last year - probably, almost the same climate.
Pakistani Mumbai - well said, agreed.
You are correct, Rajasthan's climate is almost similar to that of Karachi.
Not too many or almost none foreigners could be seen walk freely here for almost 20 years or so. I remembered people from different countries walking on the streets of downtown, shopping, eating street foods et cetera back in 80s, I was a teenager then. Karachi was called City of lights then. For a couple of decades, the administration is trying to cope up with current problems of the time instead of making any real progress for the city, this isn't the case anymore, though. I think, Karachi will be restored to its glory in 5-10 years. We, Karachiites, have started to see some real changes.
I hope it will. Good to know that life is becoming better in Pakistan.
Thanks.
@mobi72 r u from karachi? From where?
Landhi, Babar Market.
Where is your residence?
Johar
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U r invited to Balochistan Sajji restaurant whenever u want.
I will, just let me get healthy enough. After the heart attack last year April I have lost a lot of weight (around 25 Kg) and it is hard for me to sit on hard surfaces for more 5-10 minutes. Unable to drive or ride on my own at the time being.
Last time I visited Johar was in 2008, if remember correctly. In fact, I have hardly left Landhi since 2010.
You are most welcome whenever u feel like it. Also, can u post some original photographs of Chained tree in Landhi. I am looking for a hiver who posted about chained tree on hive.
When I said I rarely go outside Landhi since 2010, this is infact, outside the house.
I am not aware of the Chained Tree, let me asked my youngest brother, he's well aware of the surroundings.
My brother doesn't know anything about it either. I have told him to ask around. Where exactly it is in Landhi?
I used to reach to Johar from my home in around 20 minutes after the construction of the bridge between Shah Faisal Colony and Korangi Industrial Area on my bike. One of my former friend lived there. We used to sit in a Pathan Tea Cafe at Johar Chowrangi. On the right side of the chowrang after the crossing when coming from the Johar morh. This was before 2008. Don't remember the initial when I started visit him. You have reminded me some good and some bad memories by taking the name of Johar.
Anyways, do tell me the exact location of the chained tree and I'll try to share some pictures.
About the heart attack, hopefully u r better now. Can u share what caused it? Any emotional stress?
I was a chain smoker and a diabetes made the heart weak.
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