It really is wind down mode now, we are treading water and waiting to head home. Neither of us can really think of anything to do. Transport is too hard or expensive, what with the petrol shortage, lots of places are still closed because of festival (not sure when it ends), lots of restaurants are closed or running very limited menus because of the lack of gas. Thinks like Coke are running out and being replaced by old stock of Pepsi, you know things are tough when you have to drink Pepsi!
So it was another day of wandering around, looking in bookshops ( best in all of Asia), buying the last of the presents, and generally killing time. On a street corner, we were hailed by the two Aussie girls we met in Chame, talked about our adventures, they were heading back to Melbourne on Sunday. Went to a famed Indian restaurant for lunch, the place was empty, and had only a very limited menu, pity.
In the afternoon, I went to New Orleans Cafe for a quiet drink and good internet, and then we went to one of Thamel's most popular restaurants, Fire and Ice. It's a classic Italian pizza parlor, owned by an Italian woman, uses an imported Italian electric pizza oven and is hugely popular with Westerners and cashed up locals. You have to wait to get in (very unusual in Khatmandu), but it's worth the wait. Great pizza, maybe the best in this part of Asia.
Thamel shopping, something for everyone!
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