WOW! Kathmandu definitely looks like a war-torn city! Cars and motorcycles driving all over the unlaned roads. There doesn't seem to be any traffic lights anywhere either! We found our guy from ACME guesthouse without too much trouble, despite the mobs of people advertising for accommodations and taxis. The taxi ride to the GuestHouse was worse than any rollercoaster ride ever - lots of honking and weaving around people, cyclists, rickshaws and other cars. ACME GuestHouse was clean and quiet - just like it advertised and being only a stone's throw from the heart of Thamel, I was quite happy that we didn't have to hear the loud music playing from the bars on the main strip. The only thing I wasn't sure about was paying the extra $2USD for the garden view room. Hmm... it did seem nice, but was it really necessary? Jerrold & I ate at the Yak Restaurant - Rice with Buff and glass noodles(Buff Phing) and some steamed buffalo dumplings(Buff MoMos in Tibetan) & of course - Everest Beer! Dinner was unbelievably cheap! only 440NPR($6usd?). After dinner, we went for a long walk around Thamel - saw some things we wouldn't see in Toronto - lots of garbage on the streets, cows in the middle of the lanes, people spitting from 2nd storey windows onto the streets.
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