Kathmandu - dogwomandont

 Kathmandu - by Sofie We arrived in Kathmandu and drove to our hotel. The driving reminded me a lot of Egypt because it seems like there is no road rules. Dad convinced us that we were going to be sleeping on dirt floors and having cold showers. We were pleasantly surprised when we had big comfy beds and super hot showers. The next day we had the breakfast and sat on the roof. We saw the various temples and mountains overlooking the city after the sunrise. After breakfast we wandered around the town and walked to a monkey temple nearby. There was so many monkeys and they scared me a little. I made friends with some little kids. We walked around all the street shops and saw so many jackets. The streets smelled of incense and cooking food. We ate dinner on the rooftop restaurant at the hotel and tried traditional Nepalese momos for the first time. They tasted like delicious little dumplings of happiness. The next day we went out wandering again. We went to a Buddhist temple and we got to see their chanting which was very powerful. We ate lunch on a different rooftop restaurant again. The streets were full of people walking to work, school, shopping etc. Everyone walked bravely beside the speeding motorcycles and taxis. It was filled with the sound of people inviting others into their stores, little kids giggling about their day at school (or at us) and Nepalese music coming from most of the shops.  Dad searched for crocs big enough for his feet to no success. After a long day we went back to the hotel to finish packing for our trek and to eat dinner. We fell into bed and woke up very early to head to the airport. Now we are getting ready to board our flight to Lukla to begin our adventure! 

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