Thamel, the main tourist hub of Kathmandu, is full of interesting arts and crafts stores, separated only by an equivalent number of trekking stores, hostels and travel agents. This store seems to be packed all hours of the day, with demonstrations available on request.
This is a plate of delicious Nepali 'buff momos'. Like the Indians, Nepalese people don't eat cows (but mysteriously there are none in the streets here?), but they cleverly get around it by eating the equally tasty buffalo.
Today I was supposed to be setting off on a 20 day trek around the Annapurna Circuit, however some adverse weather and a series of landslides have put that plan on hold for a few days. That has given me some more time to enjoy Kathmandu, including holiday stuff like reading, eating, drinking, watching the cricket with the locals and sleeping in.
More goods are transported by people-power in Nepal than all other forms of freighting combined. This includes food, water, fuel, textiles, building materials, and in this case, a fridge.
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