Location: 'Hole in the Wall' (Warung for those Indonesian speakers) cafe near Holy Lodge.
Offered Hash count for today: 2
So woke up at 3am KTM time (10am NZT), its very quiet in the evenings after dark. Was woken by an orchestra of barking dogs. The entire previous evening I spent trying to get some sleep was filled with rickshaws squeeling and motorcycles and cars tooting as they navigate the 1 and a half lane wide roads around Thamel. The sleep in the Holy Lodge was comfortable enough, so I snoozed till 6am and decided to go for a walk. It's great to explore when there aren't throngs of people and vehicles about. Went after my walk to have some breakfast at the local ('warung') eatery and had potato curry called Alu and milk tea called Dudh Chiya said 'dut chi-ya'. Then my 2nd serving I had chickpea curry called Channa said 'cha-na' mixed with alu and green chiles and red onion. Chiles were a bad idea...
Plan today is to relax, walk to Swayambhu (Swa-yam-bu) or Monkey Temple.
Location: Nepali food place in Thamel.
Went to Swayambhu walking the whole way. Saw a shop selling leather bags and thought of Katrina, as we've been looking for the perfect bag for over a year.
Met a nice guide called Paatu who showed me around the temple and adjacent monasteries. Even invited me home to have Dhal bhat or lentils and rice which tasted amazing with some alu. I bid him farewell and went exploring. I find Kathmandu to be much less frantic walking around then by travelling by other means. Managed to buy a shirt and then some dinner at a local Nepal and had egg Thukpa (noodle soup). Going to bed now...
Offered Hash count for today: 2
So woke up at 3am KTM time (10am NZT), its very quiet in the evenings after dark. Was woken by an orchestra of barking dogs. The entire previous evening I spent trying to get some sleep was filled with rickshaws squeeling and motorcycles and cars tooting as they navigate the 1 and a half lane wide roads around Thamel. The sleep in the Holy Lodge was comfortable enough, so I snoozed till 6am and decided to go for a walk. It's great to explore when there aren't throngs of people and vehicles about. Went after my walk to have some breakfast at the local ('warung') eatery and had potato curry called Alu and milk tea called Dudh Chiya said 'dut chi-ya'. Then my 2nd serving I had chickpea curry called Channa said 'cha-na' mixed with alu and green chiles and red onion. Chiles were a bad idea...
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| My stable meal for breakfast, channa (brown stuff) and Alu (yellow stuff) |
Plan today is to relax, walk to Swayambhu (Swa-yam-bu) or Monkey Temple.
Location: Nepali food place in Thamel.
Went to Swayambhu walking the whole way. Saw a shop selling leather bags and thought of Katrina, as we've been looking for the perfect bag for over a year.
Met a nice guide called Paatu who showed me around the temple and adjacent monasteries. Even invited me home to have Dhal bhat or lentils and rice which tasted amazing with some alu. I bid him farewell and went exploring. I find Kathmandu to be much less frantic walking around then by travelling by other means. Managed to buy a shirt and then some dinner at a local Nepal and had egg Thukpa (noodle soup). Going to bed now...
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