{"id":7764,"date":"2018-11-18T23:55:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T04:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2018-12-18T13:46:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:46:18","slug":"november-17-laid-back-day-in-kathmandu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=7764","title":{"rendered":"November 17 – Laid Back Day In Kathmandu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is our last day in Kathmandu \u201cby ourselves\u201d. We slept in a bit & had a late breakfast. Then off to do some more exploring of the local area.<\/p>\n

Judi & Louise, our new Australian friends from the last tour group had recommended for us to go and visit the Kathmandu Guest House which was within a short walk of our hotel.<\/p>\n

We found it without much difficulty and it was indeed worth the effort to go there.<\/p>\n

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The guest house used to be a Royal Palace & is now an iconic modern hotel with many notable previous guests such as George Harrison, Jimmy Carter & famous mountain climbers including Tenzing Norguay.<\/p>\n

The hotel has a beautiful courtyard with small restaurants, a coffee shop & a bar associated with the hotel – all in a beautiful garden setting.<\/p>\n

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We enjoyed a light lunch at the patio restaurant and while we were eating we visited by a Kathmandu cat.<\/p>\n

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In the center of the courtyard was a large brass sculpture of a Vajra, which, according to the sign on the display, is a tool or weapon used by Lord Indra to cast thunderbolts against the power of evil demons. I wonder if it works on politicians.<\/p>\n

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After lunch Catherine did some shopping at the small gift shop where there was a lady weaving small ornaments made from recycled materials.<\/p>\n

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We met up with our next tour group at 5:30pm & had an orientation meeting with Manu, our tour guide. After the meeting Manu led the group on a walk to a nearby restaurant for dinner. This was one of the few times we ventured into the city streets at night.<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow Catherine & I fly to Pokhara. The rest of the group will follow in a bus. That\u2019s a 7 hour – 200 kilometer trip that we have already done twice – so we are looking forward to flying instead.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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