They say arriving in Kathmandu is an assault on the senses and they’re not wrong! After a seven and a half hour flight to Abu Dhabi, the four and a half hours to Kathmandu was easy enough although tiredness was setting in. Looking out at some beautiful mountains on the way helped (even if I didn’t know what I was looking at). I’d read that Kathmandu airport could be a nightmare to get through but with a pre organised visa I sailed through nice and easy and it wasn’t long til I was outside and spotted my guide – Ujewel – with my name on his handmade sign. I had a private transfer to the hotel in a car with air conditioning which honestly I thought was a banger, but would realise later it’s all relative and I might as well have been chauffeured in a Mercedes!!!! The noise, dust, smog, smells, traffic and all round mayhem is a lot to take in when you first get onto the streets of Kathmandu but it was exciting and exhilarating to have finally arrived. Not much else to do but get settled into the hotel himalaya and await my travel companions arrival and a day of exploring after a good nights sleep!
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