Day 6.

My last day in Nepal, so slept in a bit, then got up for a run through the dusty streets of Kathmandu, and then headed to the Himalayan cafe for chocolate chip pancake and ice cream for breakfast.


I then caught a rickshaw for the 2 kilometre ride to Swayambhunath, or Monkey temple.


At the top after climbing up the 365 steep steps.


The 5th century temple is built on top of a hill and had a great view of Kathmandu below.


Candles.


Some of the numerous wild monkeys roaming about.


I then walked back through the streets of Kathmandu back to Thamel.


I had a cooking class organised in the afternoon, so skipped lunch and just chilled out in the hotel garden sipping mint-lemonade and relaxing and reading a book.


At 2pm we headed off to a nearby cooking class. Aminda teaching us how to make the local dish of momo, or steamed dumplings.


Our dumplings all ready to be steamed. Unfortunately we had a power cut half-way through and had to make them in semi-darkness.


And the finished dish. Spicy tomato salsa on the left and peanut sauce on the right. The wedge shaped dumplings were vegetarian (cabbage and onion) and the round ones were chicken.


And for dessert we had some special momo's we had made, filled with mars bar.


I still had a few hours before my flight back home, so went for one last walk through Kathmandu.


The sun was beginning to set, so everything was bathed in a nice red hue.


Was great to just sit back and watch the city in motion at the end of a day.


Had a few rupee's left so went and bought some Nepali sweets before catching a taxi to the airport.


And about to board the Flydubai 737 for the flight back home after an amazing time in Nepal!