0650 view from 6th floor, outside our room
0651
0800 we walked over to Hotel Marshyangdi for breakfast
since we have an extra day in kathmandu today... we roamed around after breakfast... wanna go durbar square again where we retraced upon arrival yesterday... thereafter have masala tea at hotel harati to see if we can get back the taste of our first masala tea five years back...
0905
0910
0912 wow these 2 gurus that i met in india, hariwar in MAR2008 already have ashram in nepal now?
0914 the laundry service very similar to that of india
0921 the street name is kusle chaur... guess this is their residential area
0936 quite a number of shops selling local drums
0936
0942 haha 5 years ago i took a pic here... now again
0943 sweet dreams...... :)
0944 can see everyone taking good care of the cleanliness of their shop... a great improvement as compared to 5 years ago... guess now how far nepal can progress is dependant on the governor...
0945 hotel harati... 5 years ago we were trapped here for a few days due to the curfew... in one of the rooms above this with windows facing this street...
0946
0949
0950 montessori based school... guess there are more and more rich people here?
0951
0952 jam... trapped at entrance of this temple for a few minutes
0955 jam still... but we out of the trap :)
0956
0956 'ang-moh-loar-gor'? dunno if such is for the same kind of function (funeral) like ours?
0957
1000
1003 Hanuman Dhoka Durba Square
1006 how u wanna COLOR (paint) your life???
1008
1010 heehee... do i look like a nepali in this punjabi suit?
1011
1012
1012
1013
1013
1014
1014
1014
1016
1016
1017
1019
1020
1024
1025
1026
1028
1029 ??? ...
1030 ... reading newspapers :)
1031
1031
1036 passed by this shop, told st i'd tried such samosa in india in mar 2008, my 'dirty eat dirty big' stomach ok haha... then the next door eatery shop is those touristy type, also have samosa, displayed in the enclosed bakery cabinet, not cook on the spot type, look hygienic but the look like not tasty lor... haha st suddenly decided that she wanna try the cook on the spot type... RS10 (about SGD0.17) each
1039 bought a samosa (triangular) and the other one (round)... ar... i forgotten the name of it though i did ask the boy... haha we vain lor... must 自拍 with the snack lor
1040 the round one is more spicy than the triangular samosa, too spicy for st
1054 time to leave durbar square
1055
1057
1115 we headed to the market place that we went yesterday... to...
1128 ... to get the gift for our '4 brothers'...
yesterday afternoon i managed to ask yuba about the pictures i took on yesterday morning... learnt from him that during deepavali, nepali sisters will buy such for their brother... a packet of dried fruits & nuts plus a bar of chocolate packed in plastic bag/ bowl or basket... we decided then to buy for our '4 brothers' (yuba, amir, driver uncle & sarkee)... can pass to sarkee when he picks us up tonight and c/o him to pass to the rest :)
[ when we gave this to sarkee in the evening... he said he already has 2 sisters, so happy to have another 2 :) ]
... saw a 'pinky local sister' (haha she was wearing a sweet light pink punjabi suit la) bought this and i asked her, she said she paid RS120 (about SGD2) each... when we wanna buy, this man said RS150 (about SGD2.50) and refused to sell us at RS120... then i saw the 'pinky local sister' again, told her the man refused to sell us at RS120 and asked her to try getting 1 for us... so we bought the first 'basket' one... um... 3 more to go...
saw another stall managed by a boy, he dun understand english, i wrote RS120 on a tissue paper, he wrote RS150... i dunno if they 'up' the price for foreigners or my 'pinky local sister' good at bargaining hahaha...
1135 then at this stall i managed to get 3 at RS120 each... but only have the plastic bowl ones...
so mission completed... now can go hotel harati for our long-waiting masala tea ;)
after yesterday experience, today we did not rush back to check-out... though we did not even request for a late check-out... we just can't be bother to rush back...
1148 at the harati hotel cafe... i think 5 years ago we also took pic in such pose, we were trapped here for a few days because of the curfew then, the waiter recommended masala tea to us n we love it... this time round, we had masala tea at different places but they tasted differently... we missed the 'original taste' that we first had... so we are here to 'revive our memory'...
btw st said she looked so dark in this pic... so we swapped seat...
1149 .... hahaha still as dark... she gets tanned easily and i'd 2 layers of 'SPF50 PA+++' (my face only) every morning throughout my ABC trekking trip but still darker by a shade ;)
1157
1158 the 'aroma & taste so original' lor
1159
1203 a pot (about 3 cups) RS125 (about SGD2.10)
1213
1217 on our way back... again?... but this is montessor'y' instead of montessor'i'... dunno if just typo error or piracy?
we went back to fortune hotel for a good shower and final packing... then Hotel Marshyangdi for lunch...
1409 hahaha our first & last meal at Hotel Marshyangdi are the starchy chinese set meal that we hate :(
1418
1443
1532 i know i rather 'chor lor' sitting in such positions... haha so cosy that i 'made myself at home' mah... also i not wearing skirt mah...
1607 time to put on the shawl (gift from yuba) to take pic... my way of showing appreciation ;)
1609
1613
1615
1628 ya... these are for our '4 brothers'
1645 we returned to fortune hotel to check-out... left our luggages in the room, returned the key to the reception and requested him to keep the luggages for us for a later pick-up at 7pm ;) ...then roaming in thamel...
1701 a few door-way from fortune hotel... the cafe there also have free wifi n board games like what we have in Singapore? this mainly for tourists la
1705 haha KFC chicken?
1737 dinner at food bazaar
1748
1750 veg pakauda (nepali snack)
1751 this is 'yummier' than the veg pakauda we had 2 days ago at Nargila Restaurant :)
[ aside to amir... continue to work hard on your passion... hope i will have the chance to eat your veg pakauda, and many other signature dishes of yours one day ;) ]
1754 spring roll
1755 mo mo
1818 the building structure & layout very hong kong hor?
1819
1820
1907 back to fortune hotel... while waiting for sarkee to pick us up
1923 walked over to Hotel Marshyangdi, pic with Mr Sarkee Sherpa before setting off to the airport
... we had a good chat on the way to the airport... sarkee said next time when we visit nepal, he will bring us to his house and cook us sherpa's cuisine :)
2023 checking in for... RA415 24/25OCT11 2330/0605 KTM/KUL... 4hrs 20mins flight from kathmandu to kuala lumpur...
2300
2302 zzzzzzzzzzzzz...
2458 SUPPER... not nice :(
0651
0800 we walked over to Hotel Marshyangdi for breakfast
since we have an extra day in kathmandu today... we roamed around after breakfast... wanna go durbar square again where we retraced upon arrival yesterday... thereafter have masala tea at hotel harati to see if we can get back the taste of our first masala tea five years back...
0905
0910
0912 wow these 2 gurus that i met in india, hariwar in MAR2008 already have ashram in nepal now?
0914 the laundry service very similar to that of india
0921 the street name is kusle chaur... guess this is their residential area
0936 quite a number of shops selling local drums
0936
0942 haha 5 years ago i took a pic here... now again
0943 sweet dreams...... :)
0944 can see everyone taking good care of the cleanliness of their shop... a great improvement as compared to 5 years ago... guess now how far nepal can progress is dependant on the governor...
0945 hotel harati... 5 years ago we were trapped here for a few days due to the curfew... in one of the rooms above this with windows facing this street...
0946
0949
0950 montessori based school... guess there are more and more rich people here?
0951
0952 jam... trapped at entrance of this temple for a few minutes
0955 jam still... but we out of the trap :)
0956
0956 'ang-moh-loar-gor'? dunno if such is for the same kind of function (funeral) like ours?
0957
1000
1003 Hanuman Dhoka Durba Square
1006 how u wanna COLOR (paint) your life???
1008
1010 heehee... do i look like a nepali in this punjabi suit?
1011
1012
1012
1013
1013
1014
1014
1014
1016
1016
1017
1019
1020
1024
1025
1026
1028
1029 ??? ...
1030 ... reading newspapers :)
1031
1031
1036 passed by this shop, told st i'd tried such samosa in india in mar 2008, my 'dirty eat dirty big' stomach ok haha... then the next door eatery shop is those touristy type, also have samosa, displayed in the enclosed bakery cabinet, not cook on the spot type, look hygienic but the look like not tasty lor... haha st suddenly decided that she wanna try the cook on the spot type... RS10 (about SGD0.17) each
1039 bought a samosa (triangular) and the other one (round)... ar... i forgotten the name of it though i did ask the boy... haha we vain lor... must 自拍 with the snack lor
1039 both have potato inside but cooked with different spices i think... each comes with a packet of chilli sauce, we did not add the chilli sauce as we dun wanna 'over-challenge' our stomach... after eating the snack, we returned the chilli sauce to the boy ;)
1040 the round one is more spicy than the triangular samosa, too spicy for st
1054 time to leave durbar square
1055
1057
1115 we headed to the market place that we went yesterday... to...
1128 ... to get the gift for our '4 brothers'...
yesterday afternoon i managed to ask yuba about the pictures i took on yesterday morning... learnt from him that during deepavali, nepali sisters will buy such for their brother... a packet of dried fruits & nuts plus a bar of chocolate packed in plastic bag/ bowl or basket... we decided then to buy for our '4 brothers' (yuba, amir, driver uncle & sarkee)... can pass to sarkee when he picks us up tonight and c/o him to pass to the rest :)
[ when we gave this to sarkee in the evening... he said he already has 2 sisters, so happy to have another 2 :) ]
... saw a 'pinky local sister' (haha she was wearing a sweet light pink punjabi suit la) bought this and i asked her, she said she paid RS120 (about SGD2) each... when we wanna buy, this man said RS150 (about SGD2.50) and refused to sell us at RS120... then i saw the 'pinky local sister' again, told her the man refused to sell us at RS120 and asked her to try getting 1 for us... so we bought the first 'basket' one... um... 3 more to go...
saw another stall managed by a boy, he dun understand english, i wrote RS120 on a tissue paper, he wrote RS150... i dunno if they 'up' the price for foreigners or my 'pinky local sister' good at bargaining hahaha...
1135 then at this stall i managed to get 3 at RS120 each... but only have the plastic bowl ones...
after yesterday experience, today we did not rush back to check-out... though we did not even request for a late check-out... we just can't be bother to rush back...
1148 at the harati hotel cafe... i think 5 years ago we also took pic in such pose, we were trapped here for a few days because of the curfew then, the waiter recommended masala tea to us n we love it... this time round, we had masala tea at different places but they tasted differently... we missed the 'original taste' that we first had... so we are here to 'revive our memory'...
1149 .... hahaha still as dark... she gets tanned easily and i'd 2 layers of 'SPF50 PA+++' (my face only) every morning throughout my ABC trekking trip but still darker by a shade ;)
1157
1158 the 'aroma & taste so original' lor
1159
1203 a pot (about 3 cups) RS125 (about SGD2.10)
1213
1217 on our way back... again?... but this is montessor'y' instead of montessor'i'... dunno if just typo error or piracy?
we went back to fortune hotel for a good shower and final packing... then Hotel Marshyangdi for lunch...
1409 hahaha our first & last meal at Hotel Marshyangdi are the starchy chinese set meal that we hate :(
1418
1443
1532 i know i rather 'chor lor' sitting in such positions... haha so cosy that i 'made myself at home' mah... also i not wearing skirt mah...
1607 time to put on the shawl (gift from yuba) to take pic... my way of showing appreciation ;)
[ aside to yuba... thank you for the shawl... so WARM :) ]
1609
1613
1615
1628 ya... these are for our '4 brothers'
1645 we returned to fortune hotel to check-out... left our luggages in the room, returned the key to the reception and requested him to keep the luggages for us for a later pick-up at 7pm ;) ...then roaming in thamel...
1701 a few door-way from fortune hotel... the cafe there also have free wifi n board games like what we have in Singapore? this mainly for tourists la
1705 haha KFC chicken?
1737 dinner at food bazaar
1748
1750 veg pakauda (nepali snack)
1751 this is 'yummier' than the veg pakauda we had 2 days ago at Nargila Restaurant :)
1754 spring roll
1755 mo mo
1818 the building structure & layout very hong kong hor?
1819
1820
1907 back to fortune hotel... while waiting for sarkee to pick us up
1923 walked over to Hotel Marshyangdi, pic with Mr Sarkee Sherpa before setting off to the airport
2023 checking in for... RA415 24/25OCT11 2330/0605 KTM/KUL... 4hrs 20mins flight from kathmandu to kuala lumpur...
2300
2302 zzzzzzzzzzzzz...
2458 SUPPER... not nice :(
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