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First, I should apologise for the last blog and its length - it's interesting to see how a fifth of the readers dropped off before reading Part II; I don't blame them, especially when Part II had no photos. This time, I've deliberately made it refreshingly shorter. I feel much better now - stupidly, as soon as I got back I was already missing the clean air, tranquility, cooler (!) climate and views. I guess it's human nature that we always want what we don't have - or are simply fickle! One of the first things I had when I got back was a litre of fruit juice and a succulent, big steak! Simple pleasures. But these are often the best.
Nepal - Hills, cows and bloody-big hailstones!
Simon Wadsworth2006-09-04 13:54:26
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First, I should apologise for the last blog and its length - it's interesting to see how a fifth of the readers dropped off before reading Part II; I don't blame them, especially when Part II had no photos. This time, I've deliberately made it refreshingly shorter. I feel much better now - stupidly, as soon as I got back I was already missing the clean air, tranquility, cooler (!) climate and views. I guess it's human nature that we always want what we don't have - or are simply fickle! One of the first things I had when I got back was a litre of fruit juice and a succulent, big steak! Simple pleasures. But these are often the best.
I spent 2 more days in Kathmandu, which is a city now acting like nothing's happened, besides the odd traffic-blocking demonstration I saw. Popping into the O'Seas Language Centre to say 'hello' (after being invited based on the interview I had in Durbar Square 2 weeks previously), I had planned on staying 30 minutes. But realised the phrase "better things I could be doing" consisted simply of stuffing my face with more food I'd missed, I ended up staying for 4 hours. This was mostly spent in a room on my own as it happens, but with two microphones for company as I read out phrases like "Hello Policeman. I have lost my
bag. Can you help me?" and "Who is that over there? That's Sally. She is good looking. Yes she is. She is good too." (I tried to make corrections where possible) for the use of both a set of audio and visual tapes. Why anyone would want to learn English from a short, hairy guy with a limited vocabulary-base, who speaks at a 'motormouth' pace (to quote my junior school headmistress) is above me. Nevertheless, I was happy to help. and was fed and watered and left with an offer of full-board accomodation if I ever returned to Kathmandu. It's a pity I was fleeing the country in a week.
That evening, I then braved a local nightbus to
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