March 18, 2003

Katmandu, Nepal

Have reached Nepal yesterday at 1pm, during the day of Holi, a very special day, in India and in Nepal: it s a day of holiday, when everyone play throwing colours and water on others. From the top of my hotel, we could hear the laughs coming from the whole valley, it was amazing.
Today i have spent my day hanging around in Swayambhunat Stupa, a really beautiful place.
Nepal seems to be a beautiful country, the people here are very friendly and they don t really pay attention to you... which is a real change when you come from India!! India is a magic country, full of things that only happen in India... but sometimes, in the big cities it s a bit harrassing because people keep on asking you things and trying to sell you stuffs. Here in katmandu, nobody really cares about you.
But actually it s funny, i think we are a bit too much used to India, we are very "aware"... i mean people are very nice and friendly, but i can not help it, i always expect them to try to sh*t me a bit or to be only interested in selling me something at the end! i know, it s such a bad habit, and i promise, i am going to give it away !

Well that s it for today, because i am tired, i have been walking all the day!

Thanks for reading,

Posted by noemie