Nov 20 - Kathmandu

Last night while enjoying dinner and some going away merriment, we got word of a strike in Kathmandu. Apparently the planes were still flying, but the city was otherwise going to shut down on Thursday. This morning we had a nice leisurely breakfast at the Yeti lodge, run by the younger sister of an acquaintance in Nepal, then made our way to the airport at Lukla. After a 90 minute wait, we boarded our Yeti Airlines twin otter and by 11:30 am we were airborne. An uneventful flight, we arrived in Kathmandu just after noon and soon learned about the strike. Apparently two students were killed by Moaists and there were large demonstrations in the city, including damage to tourist buses. Our bus driver is not at his bus as I write this blog. We will wait here awhile and if he does not show up figure out some way to get to our hotel, assuming it is even open for business. Hopefully my next entry will be from our hotel.