My hotel was located in the Thamel District of Kathmandu, Nepal. This is noted as the major shopping in the city. It is a maze of very narrow streets (8' is the norm and there are no "sidewalks”) used by rickshaws, cars, trucks, motorbikes, and pedestrians. All the "streets" in this area are lined with small shops, restaurants, and bars (most with live music - many of it American 80s stuff that wasn't bad). Most shops, bars and restaurants share generators - so activities go on until late night/early morning even with no power..Thamel has a weird medieval feel to it and is crammed with people - tourists and Nepalese. It has a very friendly/ party atmosphere, and is safe for tourist.
Thamel has many century+ structures still being used - primarily as homes like the one in the background of this pic. Pedaled rickshaws (like those in the foreground of this picture) are the primary mode of transportation which I used extensively all over Kathmandu.
For me - bacon is the perfect food - my favorite as many of you know. In Nepal most pork products come from wild boar sold at street stands like the one in this pic. All meats sold are butchered and blessed in accordance with both Buddhist and Hindu religions - the colored powder on the boar's nose indicates that it was appropriately blessed. Btw - the bacon is far too lean!
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