And Explore Some More

I left the UK on January 28th, just 7 days ago now. I flew into Kathmandu and spent 4 nights there before moving to Kopan Buddhist Monastery which is suspended above the dusty chaotic city on a peaceful green hill top. Kathmandu Kathmandu is a city of abundant noise, chaos and dust! Walking down the dusty roads motorbikes, cars and minibuses beep and weave their way past pedestrians, often passing you by what feels like inches. But for all this chaos and noise, the people move about calmly and without rushing. Mothers sit outside small kiosk-like shops with babies in their arms.  Bicycles parked by the road side are laden with fruit to sell, the owners waiting patiently for business. Central heating doesn't appear to exist and so, in the evenings, when the temperatures drop drastically, little fires pop up with Nepali's standing around chatting. I visited Durbar Square (square of temples), the old Royal Palace (though the monarchy ended around 2008 ...