Culture Shock!

Culture Shock!
So, after a 7hour flight to Doha, a 4hour wait for the next flight and
then another 4 hours on a plane, we've made it!
Initially everything looked pretty normal. The airport was small, as I
had expected and there were a lot of european travellers in goretex
and trekking boots, all buying visas.
Then we walked out of the airport and into a mob of locals offering us
places to stay and asking us for UK pounds! We finally found a guy who
was just a taxi driver. 6USD for a 7km journey.
The taxi journey was the point where it all became very real. I'm not
sure what I expected of khatmandu, but this is a whole other world.
There seems to be no rules on the road, it's every man for himself;
car,lorry,motorbike or cycle! We saw livestock wondering the streets,
children digging through litter, monkeys running around, roads that
look like allyways and buildings that were only just standing.
We opted to stay in one of the more fancy hotels, the khatmandu guest
house.

At 30 dollars a night for a double room this place has beds,
power and a hot shower.
It's different, its rather intimidating, but so far I love it.
4 days to go until Everest!

Brad