Today we topped up on a bit of culture... we took a morning trip to Patan which is in Kathmandu and about 8km south of the center. We pottered around and saw literally hundreds of Buddhist temples and shrines. Quite an amazing place with loads of small courtyards and alleyways.
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| A 4m high statue of Sakyamuni |
It was quite incredible just how many massive statues, temples and shrines Patan had. Every corner we turned there were more!
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| A temple at one corner of Durbar Square (An UNESCO World Heritage Site) |
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| Just as the sun finally started to come out! |
Had Buff Mo Mo for lunch (basically little parcels of spiced buffalo mince), which was really surprisingly nice. From the top of the restaurant building the view of the surrounding mountains were stunning:
We then returned to Thamel for some last minute pre-trip bartering and buying. Got some snacks and treats for the way up (and maybe the way down too if they last that long! -[Olivia!]) along with umbrellas which could rival Mary Poppins and some fairly convincing North Face copy clothing.
I also took the opportunity to get a haricut, which I didn't realise came with a free beating! The massage at the end of the very good haircut included; an eyeball massage (?), much slapping of the head and neck and culminated in him cracking my vertebrae! Not quite what I had in mind...
The rest of the evening was spent ditching lots of useless clothing and weight and replacing it with all our new junk!
We are the second flight finto Lukla 2moro so, if the weather allows, we shall be well on our way by tomorrow afternoon.
Wish us luck, and we shall both look forward to telling you all how it went when we get back in two(ish) weeks time...
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