We've spent the last few days of our time here in Nepal exploring in and around Kathmandu Valley. We're back in a big city with lots of people and lots of traffic and loads of other tourists :) The food & atmosphere is great and the sites have been amazing- and François is in his heaven with every second shop being chock full of knock-off outdoor gear at "bargain" prices ;)
We visited several UNESCO World Heritage sites; Kathmandu's famous Durbar Square (where if you don't get christened by a pigeon, you should buy a lottery ticket), Patan Durbar Square where we were treated to a rooftop panoramic view and cold local Nepali beer, Bhaktapur where we indulged in the "King of Curds" (the creamiest, sweetest yogurt served in a clay pot from a little hole-in-the-wall shop) and finally Bouddhanath which is home to one of the world's largest Bouddhist stupas with pilgrims from all over the world dressed in all the colours you can imagine.
Tomorrow we fly on to Bangkok to start our next tour which will take us through Cambodia and Vietnam. We've checked with our travel agent and received the all-clear that Bangkok is functioning well, despite the flooding in Thailand.
This has been a great opening leg of our adventure. We've met some great people in our tour group and in the places we've travelled so far. We're sad to part ways but more great adventures lie ahead!
Lasting memories of Nepal: Annapura mountain views, temples, temples and more temples, throaty sound of Nepalis waking up in the morning (no need for further description....).
Namaste and see you in Bangkok!
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