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Kathmandu, Nepal
Thursday, Dec 22, 2005

Stuck in the Kat

David Murray
2007-02-23 22:42:46

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drums, so we went into a shop and the owner, pulled out a load of drums to demonstrate. He was really good. He also had a one string, kind of guitar which could be played in loads of different ways. Last, but not least, he then played the Tibetan bowls !!! Basically, they are copper bowls, and you run a stick around them. Different bowls and different sticks emit different sounds. He made me sit there with my eyes closed. It was really relaxing. He also filled one with water, and as he ran the stick around the outside, water was spitting out of it !!!

Life in the Kat

We have seen a few people from the trek since we have been here. Thankfully, Dylan and Rhien made it over the pass. We were worried that they had to turn back or even be helicoptored out !!! But, they are now on the same path as us, so we should see them more often now. And now for some really good news, I had anotehr weigh in, and I have lost another 5 kilos. 15 so far for the trip. I can not remember when the last time I was under 80 kilos !!!

Christmas

We waited for ages, and finally, some mail turned up for us. Being of the non-friendly type, I was all set to abandon the Seppoes and move on to greener pastures, but Lucy wanted to have Chrissy with friends, so we stayed. A couple of days before, we met a Pom/French combo and we asked them to come to a local café that a Dutch couple had arranged a meal for everyone. On the big day, we were very international. Two Poms, two Seppoes, one Aussie, two Dutchies, three Flemish Belgiums, an Italian and one Brazilian. The locals cooked up a storm for us. Wine and beers were flowing like there was no tomorrow, as it should be. I was really glad we stayed

And Finally

After my first thoughts, when I thought it was a complete shithole, I really enjoyed myself. Once you got away from the amount of hash dealers, and 8 year old glue sniffers, it wasa real spiritual place with temples, for both Buddhists and Hindus. Hopefully, we will come back