Hi everyone! Well, we've been a week and a half here now and there's plenty to tell you about. To begin with, we've moved hotels to the Kathmandu Guest House, which is so much nicer than the other hotel - beautiful gardens, shops, money changing, restaurant, electricity almost all of the time, and 24 hour hot water!!! So obviously Phil is loving that! And it's cheaper too. We've been out and about around the KTM Valley over the last week, beginning with the Monkey Temple (Swayambunath), where as some of you will already have heard, Phil was attacked by a monkey trying to steal her drink carton (seriously, it was quite scary)!!. The temple is up 365 steps, which was a long walk, but worth it for the views at the top (see photos on facebook).
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