We had a tremendously busy day in Kathmandu - visiting the Monkey Temple, Patan and Themel.
The monkey temple is one of the most famous sites in Kathmandu. The image of the large white stupa with the eyes and prayer flags has become almost iconic. We spent about an hour wondering around the stupa, taking photographs and spinning the hundreds of prayer wheels.
In the medieval city of Patan we had lunch at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the city. It is a beautiful and peaceful place.
The kids were really looking forward to getting back to Thamel though - they wanted to shop and explore the downtown area. It is a fascinating and busy place with souvenir shops and mountaineering gear shops everywhere. They threw themselves in to retail therapy as though they had been long deprived of such stimulation. Muir (team doctor) took the medal for most purchases following what could only be described as a shopping frenzy.
The boys were somewhat scandalized as they passed a large group of transvestites and were whistled at. It certainly hurried them down the street.
We had dinner in the elegant and traditional Thamel Restaurant - sitting on the floor at a long low table. The kids seem to like the local food very much.
There was much excitment in the evening in anticipation of the next day's flight to Lukla.
One of the students picked up a stomach bug and threw up dramatically as we were watching a film about Everest. (He is fine now)
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