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Flew via Delhi into Kathmandu and then waited for Max to reach us from Mumbai. Great to meet up. After our first hostel didn't honour our booking and failed to fob us off with a grotty guesthouse, we walked over to the lovely Hotel Ganesh Himal in Thamel. The staff were great!
The next day we experienced the craziness of Holi. We were well prepared, wearing old clothes, and walked around Thamel getting coated in coloured paint and bombarded with water balloons. It was amazing fun. We then jumped in a cycle rickshaw (which made us even bigger targets!) and headed to the monkey temple.
After a day of planning and purchasing cold weather gear, we booked our bus ticket for Shivalaya, the start of our extended Everest Basecamp Trek. The following morning, we got picked by taxi and went via a nearby ATM for some funds. As the machine was processing my withdrawal, its power was cut. I could retrieve neither my cash nor card. Aaaaaaaargh! We missed our bus during our wait for the bank officials! Rebooked for the following day.
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