Monday, November 23, 2009

About Pokhara and Phewa Tal


About pokhara and phewa Tal
Pokhara is one of the most beautiful places of Nepal. The rain falls frequently in this place. Due to which town pokhara is very neat and clean. The people living in the pokhara are friendly in nature to all of the people who visit there. The people are helpful to each others. The people living there are of different ethnic groups like Magar , Gurung , Rai , Tamang , Limbhu , Subba , Rana and many more. There are people from different religions like Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist etc. Their living style is good. Their economic condition is very much good due to tourism sector. Due to tourism sector people of pokhara gets employment opportunities. The starting point for many of Nepal's most popular trekking and rafting destinations. The serenity of Phewa Lake and the magnificence of the fish-tail summit of Machchapuchhre (6,977 m) rising behind it create an ambience of peace and magic. The valley surrounding Pokhara is home to thick forests, gushing rivers, clears lakes and the world famous views of the Himalaya. Situated 200 km west of Kathmandu, Pokhara is connected by air as well as by road from Kathmandu and Bhairawa, a border town near India. Pokhara offers magnificent views of Dhaulagiri, Manasalu, Machchhapuchhre, five peaks of Annapurna and others.
(1) Phewa tal (lake)
Phewa Tal is very big and large in size. Phewa Tal is the second largest lake of Nepal. The rough measurement of Phewa Lake is about 1.5 km by 4 km. Its deep is 47 meters roughly measure. The lake is clean and if we want then we can have a swim over there. The lake is dirty too in some sides of the lake. But they are clean by the government. Governments are looking after it. They are making strict rules and regulation for those who throw the garbage in the lake. The brightly painted wooden boats and sailboats can be rented on reasonable cost around lakeside. The eastern shoreline of the lake, popularly known as Lakeside or Baidam, consists of seemingly endless strip of lodges, restaurants, bookshops and souvenir shops. One of the fascinating parts of lakeside is the splendid view of the mountains, especially when the still water reflects the peaks, creating a double image.

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