Kathmandu

That's right, we do get the weekends off. Today most of the group has gone off to do the Everest flight. I decided against it as I think it would've been too stressful for me. Hopefully they will return safely later today. In the meantime I am just chilling out at the hotel. I think I'll take some time out to catch up on emailing and my journal, and do some drawings and figure out my concept in more detail.

Yesterday we went to see a big Buddhist stupa. I think it was called Buddnapath or something. I'm having a lot of trouble remembering names here as they are all very long! We waited til late afternoon when lots of people walk around the temple in a clockwise circle - anticlockwise means going backwards in life which is bad karma. It was a really cool atmosphere.

I've come down with a sudden cold so it's good to have a less active day today. I'm feeling a bit blargh. Fortunately no food poisoning thus far. The guy who was pointedly eating meat got sick a couple days in. I think I'll stick to vegetarian. The food here is actually delicious - they have Indian style curry and naan, and also usually a mix of other Asian foods like chow mein and tempura. The shopping is also awesome, though it's a bit hit and miss whether you end up with a tourist price or one that's actually decent.