Since this is the first of a few blog posts (thanks to Khumbu Resort Wi-Fi, 200 rupees / hr), we'll keep it brief.
After a restful night on a transit hotel in the Incheon airport (bizarrely, our room overlooked a bubble tea venue and a children's playground inside the airport), the flight to Kathmandu went smooth as expected. We landed, and I realized that I had again forgotten the "electric blanket" effect the smog layer has on the city (i.e. it was hot).
The city is, as ever, a cacophony of sorts for all senses, and you are at once assaulted by horns, brightly colored garments, shouts, smells of Nepali dumplings, the sounds of Nepali pop music, and the occasional moo. After a lovely supper at our host Rabendra Pandey's new apartment, some quality time with Sima, a blind student TRIFC supports, and a dinner out at "The Roadhouse Cafe," I promptly passed out from a potent combination of jet lag and Ambien (alright, and one San Miguel beer). The details are fuzzy. The jet lag is extreme.
Attached are a few photos of the flight (sorry), our brief time with Sima and some sights of Kathmandu.
-Carey
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