This is the border town with Tibet.  It was sweet relief coming from the border through no-man's-land and reaching this
 little village where they are nothing like the Chinese (whom I came to despise).  It offers only a few shops and places to eat 
dal bhaat, the national dish, but the extreme change in culture was welcome and it was my first introduction to the warm, friendly Nepali ways.

This was the truck we hitch-hiked in through the 11km of no-man's-land between Tibet and Nepal

(Josephine's photo)

(Josephine's photo)

After a satisfying meal of dal bhaat (literally "lentil soup & rice", but usually includes vegi curry and some very 
spicy pickle side dish), these locals came to chat Andries and I up.  They were very friendly, and didn't end up 
begging like they so often do in China.

(Josephine's photo)

A specialty along the river communities.  I fear getting sick though, so I never tried it.