Woke up at 5am WITHOUT AN ALARM… we are slowly adjusting to the time change but not quite there yet Left the hotel at 8am for our noon flight… we were told to allow plenty of time for the ride to the airport because of commuter traffic—they weren’t kidding! It took a solid hour and a half to go about 10 miles. It gave us one last chance to marvel at the traffic ballet of trucks, cars, rickshaws and an unimaginable number of scooters.
About an hour into our flight, our first glimpse of the Himalayas
Arriving in Kathmandu, we are excited to see the backpacks of other to-be trekkers coming off the luggage belt. We get to our hotel and explore the Thamel neighborhood of Kathmandu… the backpacker grotto, packed with stores selling (half-decent) knock-off camping gear, tour companies, restaurants, bars, etc.
We have at least a few days here… more to come soon…!
View of Kathmandu from our hotel
very cool .... what a wonderful trip
ReplyDeleteoxox i hope there are no earth quakes or onions there
No way!!! I had to think about this for a moment but I know who this is!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteoxox right back at you!
PS - it is an onion-free trip