Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHotel Courtyard Kathmandu
Day 3
Jetlag sucks. Awake most of the night and then can't get out of bed in the morning. Come on circadian rhythms, come on suprachiasmatic nucleus and melatonin cycle. (STOP IT Ness, you are no longer Neuropsychologist, you are bog-standard scummy tourist bird). Anyway, finally drag myself out for some exploring, this time armed with map. Ha, take that …
Day 4
It's absolutely wazzed down today, so minimal activity for me! Excuse me, I think you’ll find I ordered sunshine? As a traveller in a foreign country, I find you learn from your mistakes. I learnt from mine today, after I ordered 'milk tea’. Tea with milk, right? Nada. Tea made out of hot frothy milk, bit like a cappuccino. Am thinking …
Namaste!
Greetings from Kathmandu!
We made it - finally - and were greeted by a cacophany of colours, sounds and odours in the bustle of a Sunday in the Nepali capital.
We've managed to rest some rupees from the fourth ATM we tried - and joined Sally's Aunt and Uncle (and friends) for dinner at La Dolce Vita. Excellent penne arrabiata!
It's a temple - stupa!
We're feeling quite virtuous after a day of visits to some of the holy places around Kathmandu.
We've witnessed a wonderful mixing of the hindu and buddhist cultures and beliefs.
Weaving our way through the back streets of the city with our tour guide Archana and driver Santosh we had another opportunity witness the extraordinary …
Dinner with the Joshis
A delightful evening in the company of the Joshi family. Rupa and I (Sarah) studied together in LA an unbelievable 19 years ago!
Rupa, Kiran and youngest daughter Priya were in good form and had laid on a traditional Nepali dinner. The most relaxed we've felt so far.
We'll catch up with them later in the trip...


