Kah Kah Kah Kah Kathmandu

Shopping for a trekking skirt from a lovely lady in Town.

Getting there: 6 hours to Delhi (flying), 14 hour layover (sleeping on the floor, in a room with 30 people talking, snoring, bright lights) don't worry your travelers had earplugs and eye covers and air mats. Then 2 hour flight to Kathmandu

The city: like driving in rush hour, with no stop lights, dirt roads, yaks in the roads, and no traffic rules (by the way the car had no seat belts)

By bike rickshaw: magical, slower, and far less protecting you from the buses going the wrong way in traffic

The people: very nice, beautiful, and kind, but always trying to rip you off or sell you something

Being ripped off: always, we haven't once gotten "the local price" in fact I doubt it is possible.

Stomach check: Leah woke with "problems" last night. Rob got them after breakfast this morning.

The plan: get permits and get hiking

Above is Rob's quick analysis of the city. However I feel that you need a little more. This is a fascinating, overwhelming, crazy, dirty place. We have never been anywhere like this before. It is like a movie, fairytale world. Everyone honking their horns as if they are possessed but one look at their face and you see a beautiful smiling face. Our bike rickshaw ride was fascinating. I was sneezing all day with the amazing amount of dust in the air. Everyone has face masks to protect themselves. The face masks also have a sort of style like a cell phone holder.

We love Nepal so far and are very excited for our trekking to start. It all starts with a 10 hour bus ride...

Here is a little glimpse of our rickshaw ride!