Kathmandu (Part Two)

Our second breakfast complete, we were bused to the center of old Kathmandu. There we started a city walk in the marketing area, passed dozens of temples, large and small and ended up with visits to several temples. I took so many photos and videos that for the first time since possessing an iPhone my battery charge dropped to a level that the camera quit working. Here is a collage of markets, temples, palaces and people, too many to remember the names of, let alone document.

Streets and markets

People

We passed scores of temples, large and small.

The palaces were greatly damaged during the 2015 earthquake and restoration continues.

The walking tour complete we rode rickshaws through the crowded streets to a restaurant for a late lunch. As usual, there were too many courses, but the Himalayan trout lunch (our choice of entree) was as good a trout preparation as I can remember. After all, it had been at least four hours since our second breakfast.

On our return to the hotel we were treated to a talk by Maya Sherpa, who has climbed Mount Everest three times. Sherpa is a family or clan name, not an occupation. Most Sherpas are farmers. Maya also led a three Nepali women team to the top of K-2 (in Pakistan). K-2 is considered by many as the world’s most difficult climb.

And do I need mention that another grand meal awaited us—a traditional Nepali feast. The classic meal of 22 courses was reduced to six for us, but the truth is that each course included five or six samplings of different dishes. While a couple of the offerings were spicy hot, on the whole, the cuisine was less spicy than I was expecting.

There is still more Kathmandu and vicinity in the next post. 

2 responses
John, Your passport must be completely full. Can't believe all the different countries you and Francis have visited. You should write a book about all your adventures. What was the best place, the worst place, would never visit again. Again, thank you for taking the time to share all of your travels with us. Walter
Walt, in fact both of us ran out of visa pages before our passports expired, and had to renew early. Some countries use two full pages for visa stamps. I’d recommend to anyone who expects to travel overseas fairly frequently that they get the 52 page rather than the 28 page passport. No extra cost.