The long journey: nepal day 1

We left London this morning in rather snowy circumstances. No trains, very few underground, blocked roads. It took several hours to mission it to Heathrow but we finally got there and settled in for a quick bite before our flight. 

We flew with Qatar via Doha. At Heathrow we were a little delayed because they needed to de ice the plane (as you do). The first leg was about 6 and a half hours.

We arrived to Doha, Stephen rather bleary eyed. 

Then sought out a much needed smoothie and fruit salad for breakfast. On top of all the healthiness I spotted one of these! 

I’m sure mum and Dad remember by addiction to pink lemonade as a small child.

After a 4 hour break we queued up to board our flight, only to be told we’d been upgraded to business class! What a surprise!! It may have been because of the medical assistance I had to do on m my last Qatar airways flight. But who knows??!!

We settled in to row 1 with champagne and a la Carter food. Godiva chocolates (yes mum!) and impeccable service. Such a treat. 

Arriving in nepal we were first of the plane, in to the confusing New visa system then through in about 20 mins. We spotted our bags! Then the sign with our names on and we were off to Thamel, the tourist centre of Kathmandu. Last time I was here was just after the earthquake and the city was is disrepair. Today, we arrived on Holi festival. The city was alive with colour with tourists and locals covered in brightly coloured paint from today’s festivities. 

We checked in to our hotel, a stones throw from where I stayed last time, then headed off for a wander, an Everest beer and some chipatis, finding an outdoor restaurant with some live Nepali music. Perfection. 

Now for a good nights sleep before so more exploring tomorrow.