First of all thanks to Hariji for starting the thread. It reminded me of my fourth visit to the district, and the first one to Beni only 3 months ago. I was making a short trek from Nayapul to Ghodepani, Tatopani, and Tiplyang. It was my first time following the Kali Gandaki beyond Ghar Khola. Passing through Ratopani and the beautiful waterfall at Mohabhir, I arrived Tiplyang in a little over two hours after leaving Tatopani. I then took a bumpy jeep ride to Galeswor passing through Beg Khola and Rakhu Baisari. After that, I crossed the suspension bridge over the crystal clear Raghughat Khola, and took a taxi to Beni. That taxi must have been the most poorly maintained vehicle I have ever been on. It was missing the side mirrors as well as the rear view mirror in addition to all the knobs to roll the windows. As Beni became visible in a distance, I got chills remembering reading about the Maoist attack 3 years ago. The road within the town was paved and I did not see any government office on the way and thus no sign of destruction. The heavily fortified police office at the intersection at the other end of town where the taxi ride ended was the only government office I came across. I unfortunately did not get to spend much time in Beni. I had to catch a bus to Pokhara. Since I had some time before the bus left and there were not any appealing places to eat at the Parbat (and bus station) side, I crossed the Kali Gandaki back to Beni and had a plate of delicious momos at a restaurant run by a Thakali lady. The road to Maldhunga (and the bus to Pokhara) was hellish to say the least (and a different story that I may share later). For now, let me bid farewell singing बेनीको बजार जता माया उतै छ नजर तिरेमिरे जाली रुमाल