Kathmandu at Last
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005Made it at last, and what’s more my baggage is all with me (we lost Barry though).
The last hour of the flight into KTM was spectacular with the whole Himalaya ranged outside the window for a couple of hundred miles through India. The plane then banks down through a gap in the hills and the KTM valley opens out in front of you like something out of the bible. From the air it’s beautiful with what look like large houses and lots of green spaces. On the transfer from the airport its a bit different though, with masses of people in houses some of which are ramshackle and some of which are decorated with the most fantastic flowers. We passed a “shop” where beheaded (dead, Phil) goats were just lying on the pavement outside with their blood running red in the gutter. Another sight (which I really like) is parents with their little kids (say 3 yrs up) perched on the front of mopeds and bikes. The hotel is basic but clean, and in Thamel the main tourist area absolutely everyone is trying to sell you something.
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