After checking in at the hotel we met for a walk through Thamel with a stop at a restaurant run by Dawa's aunt Chhring (see photo with Dawa and Namgyal). It was on the second level on a main street in Thamel above some shops. We had teas and momos. Jonathan had an Everest beer. After a couple of hours, around sunset we set off to see the shops. A wild neighborhood full of activity with vehicles going every which way. Rickshaws carrying those hoping to get around without being run over. Shops sell just about everything you might not want or need so it is more of a curiousity than a spending mission.
We got some cash from a machine (77 rupees to the dollar) and purchased some bottled water and small munchies in case we got hungry overnight and headed back to the hotel. At about 7:30 pm we fell asleep and after a brief interruption of sleep at 3 am we slept until 7 am Sunday.
We are at breakfast now. The weather looks nice for a walk on the town. More later ...
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