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I was waked up at 4:15 in early morning. We left the hotel at 5:00 when it was raining. The entrance of airport was crowded with passengers carrying big luggages. As the arrival of plane from Pokhara was delayed about one hour, we left here at 7:30, one hour later than scheduled time 6:30. We rode on the plane and loaded luggages replacing disembarked passengers and unloaded luggages. The plane was on ground only for 15 minutes, I presume. Thus Cosmic Air flight 510 flied to Pokhara. The plane had a magnificent view of Mt. Dhaul ‚`‚‡‚‰‚’‚‰ on right side, being lighted up by rising sun. But Annapuruna mountains on left side was covered by clouds. During the first few minutes in sky, we saw streams of river and narrow trails along the river on the bottom of deep valley. But both sides of valley were faded away from our eye sights due to clouds. The long experience and good sense of veteran pilot guided the plane with help from electronic devises to Pokhara airport and it touched down at about 8:00 safely. It rained hard on ground.
We arrived at the Fulbari Resort after 20 minutes drive from the airport. Two upper streams of Gandis river get together at this point. The hotel was newly built by a biggest Nepalese brewery company on east side of the river. The river cut deep into ground. It looks like the Colorado river below Grand Canyon. I came over here three years ago together with Mr. Toshihiro Muraki and Mr, Junji Uematsu (both of them are members of Kurosunakai, but they could not join the tour this time because of illness) and we walked down to the viewpoint on the top of triangle. We were more than impressed by a wonderful panoramic view of valleys.
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The hotel has 165 rooms. Its garden is wide and well cared. It has a big open heated swimming pool, tennis courts and a golf course. Not only public space such as lobby and corridors but guest rooms have enough space. So you can stay here relaxed. Rain stopped in afternoon but it had thunder shower in early evening. If it is fine, your can enjoy a whole view of Annapurna mountains. Although its room charge is not low, it would be a good place for forming corporate strategy or for writing books.
The dinner was served at a Japanese restaurant built on the pool side. They grilled beefs, fishes and vegetables on heated steel plate. It is one of typical Japanese cooking named as Teppan Yaki. It tasted well though there was no Japanese cock.
I could connect my note computer to the outside line from my room. I uploaded pages of diary through yesterday. But I could not get electricity from power consents of room because of mismatch of sockets. So I did not receive or send e-mails.