Elephants, and Rhinos, and Crocs! Oh, my!

Me at the Helm

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I was taking the elephant right down the path, until...

Me at the Helm

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It decided to make a left turn, go down some steep slope, and then charge across the lake.

The Madness of Entering Kathmandu

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Amidst the dust blowing in the wind, there were cars, trucks, and buses going every direction possible. It was like trying to leave the Rose Bowl in January mixed with rush hour traffic. These buses were filled to the brim with people spewing out the windows onto the roof with the luggage and cargo and coughing out smoke like some 80-year old chain smoker every three seconds onto the "street surgeons" (aka the masked civilians). Then it hit me. Why the hell do I have my window open, but when I shut it I was reminded why by the 100 degree heat and the Nepali guy that was practically sitting on my lap. Luckily, it was a 6-hour bus ride and I was sitting above the back wheel so I lost about 8 inches of leg space and the girl in front of me decided to recline her seat and her recliner actually worked.

"Monkey Temple"

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One of many at the "Monkey Temple." Santu informed me that he has seen many monkeys take cameras and food from unsuspecting wanderers. Luckily, I was not one of them even though I was hoping that I got to witness it.

Kathmandu

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View from the top of the "Monkey Temple."

Kathmandu

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View from the top of the "Monkey Temple."

Temple by the Old Royal Palace

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Right by Durbar Square.

"Local Bus"

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I thought cramming nine people, plus a driver, into a 5-person taxi one night in Newport was impressive, but we got 27 people in this and were still looking for more customers and we hadn't even begun to use the roof.