Hotel Magnificent View Kathmandu

... returned from another 3 hour visit to the dentist, hopefully the last for awhile, and I am the proud owner of two brand new teeth! It's been 13 days, and although I'm not totally in the clear yet as the infection hasn't completely healed, but once again, I sure am smiling! <br><br>Now as I'm able to look back with more clarity of thought, I can already see all beauty where before I believed there was none. Although I would never wish this experience on anyone, I can already vaguely, loosely ...

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... Delhi in order to catch our flight to Bangkok. Cue Kathmandu airport. I don't think we have ever been securirty checked so much in one airport. A good thing you may think, but after getting through immigration we had to queue up for our security check. Might I add that Nepal and India for that matter gaven't quite joined the 22nd century. The women had to join one queue and the men the other. Don't ask me why as both sexes had to put their bag on the xray machine ...

... After 5 ATMs of 'no cash', we got bored of his helpful info and jumped out of the taxi, paid the debt and fee and walked away with him looking pi**ed off. Oh well! Found an okay 'hotel' thanks to Julio the helpful German guy, we found randomly. <br><br>After a rocky start, we have settled into Kathmandu well. It is an amazing place and we have been lucky to arrive during their biggest festival of the year, Dashain (in honour of the Mother ...

... is taking us to a Japanese restuarant for lunch so sould be excelllent. Off to visit the village this afternoon to get a feel for things and looking forward to meeting the family although a little aprehensive!<br><br>Starting the trek on saturday and fairly soon after returning from that we'll be off to tibet so I'll get another update up after that hopefully!

... feeling very confident. Now, however, things were a little different. There was an unknown amount of fresh snowfall up on the pass. My $60.00 Timberlands would do fine on ice or packed snow but were not up to the task of blazing a fresh trail (over the years I've become quite attached to my toes). In addition, we had gotten a weather report from the Iranian Broad Peak expedition. It said we could expect bad weather ...

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... are quite stuck. <br><br>I think their Bollywood films and music channels are quite cool though. Bollywood is the Indian version of Hollywood only located in Mombai. It appeals to the Indian/Asian crowds and the music and choreographed dancing is quite cool. I think I might try out for one of the music videos some day, apparently they hire westerners all the time... very cool. <br><br>So thats it for now... more details to follow. <br><br> <br><br>

... in more of Tibetan culture I move on to the Kopan Monastery which is just a few km from Boudhanath and is on top of a hill. It is a beautiful location with great views of Kathmandu in the valley below. I finish the circuit at Pashupatinath which is Nepal's holiest Hindu pilgirmage site. It is a little strange in several ways including some of the people walking around trying to be ...