My Placement is in Padam Pokhari, nearest town is Narayangadh (the spelling is slightly different in Google Maps). Narayangadh has hospitals, shops, markets, restaurants, internet cafe and so on. That is the closest place for us to get connected to our home, but the journey to Narayangadh from Padam Pokhari can be quite wearisome.
3 means of transport to Narayangadh : (1) By public bus (Rs 25 per trip): Walk 30-40 minutes to the bus-stop, and then take an one-hour bus ride. Frequency of bus is about 1 hour. Advise to sit on top of bus, more spacious. After one attempt, I would never want to be inside the bus again, too crowded! (2) By taxi (Rs 600-700 per trip): definitely much more convenient and comfortable, but much more expensive! Takes about 45 minutes.
(3) By bicycle (free): Takes about 1 hr to 1.5 hours (depending on your cycling speed). If you are more adventurous, you can choose to cycle, sometimes, it may be difficult to recognise the route. But with the maps on this page, you will be OK.
The above map shows the route from Narayangadh (top right corner) to Hope and Home Library House in Padam Pokhari (bottom left corner).
This is a satellite image of Padam Pokhari. I have added the paths in yellow, which are not clear in the satellite images. Every evening when the weather was not as hot, I cycled around the village, to get familiarise with the surroundings. I even sketched a locality map of the surrounding, but seemed like it was not useful as the above picture.
Satellite Image of the Hope and Home Library House. The image is rotated by 90 degrees, so that we can compare the satellite image with the picture drawn by me (below).
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nice, I miss Nepal...
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