In a Tree - Bandipur

While we were in Bandipur, while going for a walk along a ridge, Magnus and I found a tree. I have no idea what type of tree is was, but it was huge. It has large, flat branches, and lots of places to lean back and relax. By far it was my favourite place in Bandipur.
It's located along the top of the ridge, with a view along both sides. Located alongside a small shed, it's an informal resting place, for people walking longer distances, and those looking after a herd of grazing goats. A couple groups of people stopped to take a rest underneath; also to give us quite a few stares, white people in trees not being a common occurence.
While sitting up there a husband and wife came walking along the path hugging the ridge, carry large loads of leaves on their backs/heads. The wife was in flip flops, and the husband was barefoot. We had walked to the tree in flip flops and thought that was pretty Nepali (especially after seeing two people come by in full trekking gear), but barefoot with that load was impressive!
We went back the next morning with everyone, having stopped on the way at a large rock with a 360 degree view. You could see down onto the whole of Bandipur. And kudos to Hari for doing that walk, partly bushwacking, in a skirt!
At the end if the trail back to town, along a trail that hugs the ridge instead of going along the top, there is a small outskirt of Bandipur. It's tiered fields with some houses. That morning, there was a tractor churning up one of the tiers, making a road.
After the heat of Lumbini, catching the breeze in the tree was wonderful. I went back in the afternoon with Mangus, Julia and Ed, and it actually got chilly! It's not as hot here as in the Terai, but it's still plenty hot enough to really enjoy a breeze. The tree is big enough that the four of us could easily and comfortably all lean back, with room to spare.
Heading back to the guest house that afternoon, we again passed by the construction, which had progressed a surprisingly long way. There was a crows of people standing by watching the progress - as there is when anything happens in Nepal. They also helped us get on the right path, as the original was being churned up into a road.
Just like Lumbini, it was nice to get out of town and see some more of rural Nepali life. That's the real culture of the area, and much more like what I find in Biren Chowk.