Steak and beer under the stars

Jan 15 Yesterday I went to Kathmandu, and visited the Swayambhunath temple with Sujan, who’s been with me for three days. He’s studying computer science in Kathmandu, but has a few days off, and is visiting with his uncle, Milan. We got a wonderful view of all of Kathmandu, at least as far as the… Continue reading Steak and beer under the stars

Rooftop of the world

In China it seems that most things are described as “The [X] of [Y]”,  so you don’t really have to be a genius to understand how Tibet came to be called “The rooftop of the world.” We’re 3700 meters above sea level, and the train that got me here went along the highest altitude railroad… Continue reading Rooftop of the world