Katmandu is a lively, busy, crowded (but not India crowded), gritty, polluted and sometimes whimsical Asian city with the ubiquitous motorbikes flying everywhere as seems typical in Southern and Eastern Asia. I think they retained the same electrician as Dehli-
Maybe he got run out of Dehli and landed In Katmandu .
In their central square, they have numerous ancient Hindu temples including one nicknamed the Hippy Temple from the ancient 1960s and 70s when hippies used to congregate around it and smoke prodigious amounts of weed-
Alas, as in Pai, the hippies have decamped (or have been decamped) to less mystical climes, tho some vestiges of their former presence remain-
You see shops selling singing bowls everywhere in Katmandu (and Pokhara) tho I never heard one sing a note-
According to a tour guide, there are a number of different Hindu gods that people pray to, including this one dedicated to recovering from a hangover (ie beer god)
Seems appropriate somehow
On my tour. I encountered some Nepali youths sitting where the hippies used to reside and my strange but welcome rock star status seemed to continue-
I noticed that you can fit more on a bicycle in Katmandu than you can in America-
Katmandu has all sorts of establishments, many with interesting names
Some sell fancy stuff-
While others offer great deals if you will only go inside-
Well I took an early morning “mountain flight” where it the weather cooperates you can see Mt Everest and many other high Himalayan peaks As it was raining in Katmandu, I wasn’t overly optimistic as I made my way to the airport in my $4 cab But-
Yeah the highest mountain in the world (the triangle peak)
While the pictures aren’t the best as they were shot through a window, some of the otter high peaks-
That 60 minute flight was a major Wow Truly my best flight ever.
Now, on to Muscat and the sand dunes, nights and Grand Canyon.m of Arabia.
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