The group
at Varanasi said farewell to the Sahi River Guest House and made our way to the
airport. Despite having the longest security clearance we had experienced, we
left for Kathmandu without difficulty. As the plane approached Nepal, we were
able to see the mountains above the ground haze. Les and Sarah checked into the
Shangri-la Hotel while Natalie and Nicki stayed closer to Thamel at the Hotel Silver Home. They explored Thamel before meeting up with Les and Sarah for Vietnamese
food for dinner near the Shangri-La. Natalie and Nicki are going to the same places
and Les and Sarah and perhaps a bit more. Unless otherwise stated the rest of
the blog will be written from Les’ and Sarah’s perspectives, at least until we
meet to update the blog.
Sarah was
ill, running a 103 degree fever with stomach pains. Visits by the house doctor
and a trip to the clinic on Sunday gave her the correct medications. She layed
low on Sunday. Les walked around the area in the afternoon. Kathmandu is calmer
and more organized than Kolkata and Varanasi, at least to western eyes. Most
people wear western-style clothing, most of traffic rules are obeyed and
there’s less noise.
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