Category: Kathmandu

  • Kathmandu Observations

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  • Headed Home for the Holidays

    Reading Time: 3 minutesOur last morning (Wednesday) in Nepal was spent getting packed, having bananas and oatmeal at home and then walking down to Avocado Café for lunch. I had spinach lasagna and Sandy had a BLT sandwich and we shared a goat cheese  salad. Our taxi arrived at 3:45pm and we arrived at the… Read more

  • Finishing Our Time in Nepal

    Reading Time: 7 minutesLast Wednesday, we moved from Bhaktapur back to our apartment in Kathmandu for our last week in Nepal. Breakfast was great again at Hotel Traditional and our taxi was right on time at 11am to take us the short 30 minutes or so to Kathmandu. We settled back into the apartment and… Read more

  • Continuing to Learn Kathmandu

    Reading Time: 12 minutesBack in Kathmandu, we had one more full day of exploring with Sarah before she leaves us to head back to the States. We got to spend the day again with Dikesh and Umesh. They picked us up at 8am and we headed toward Nagarkot with renewed hopes of seeing Everest for… Read more

  • Exploring Kathmandu: the city and the valley

    Reading Time: 9 minutesOur first true day of sightseeing here in Kathmandu was on Sunday. After talking with the management office about the noise early Sunday morning, we left the apartment a little before Noon. We took our time and went to Durbar Square. This is the heart of the city and the temples and… Read more

  • We Get Our First Visitor!!

    Reading Time: 4 minutesOur first couple of days in Kathmandu have been more about getting our bearings with our new neighborhood and establishing ourselves in our new home. Sandy spent time cleaning our apartment to her standards and we went grocery shopping. The supermarket is across the street from our apartment and is very well… Read more