Day 1-Monday, October 13, Kathmandu, Nepal (elevation approx 5,000 ft)
Arrived Kathmandu late Monday night 23+ hours having departed Portland's PDX, changing planes in Vancouver, BC and Guangzhou, China. After completing visa applications, stood in slowly moving line to pay $25 each for 15 day visa. Claimed our 2 suitcases which arrived safely having been shipped directly from PDX. Happily, we were met by Rajendra G, our Road Scholar Nepalese group leader who was holding a large red sign that said "Road Scholar." He greeted us warmly, placed fragrant marigold leis around our necks & escorted us to a waiting taxi. It was a short ride into town to the fancy Crowne Plaza Soaltee Hotel where we'll stay for 4 nights. We were greeted by the very pleasant Indian staff who checked us in, offered us glasses of juice, & showed us to our room. The shower felt GREAT before climbing into bed at 12:30 am, more than 30 hours after we started the day in Vancouver, WA.
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| Lush grounds surrounding Crowne Plaza Soaltee, Kathmandu |
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| A small Buddist shrine near hotel's front entrance |
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| Bird of paradise is just one of many flower species in bloom |
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