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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebu)) in front of the entrance, that's a temple of [Shiva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva).  [Himalayan raspberry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_ellipticus), 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-mannere […]