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Nov 11, 2014, 5:45 pm

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Apologies for the delay. Finally back (almost) home on our UA flights from IAD-DEN so I'll be able to catch up and update more quickly.

The Shangri-La Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Nepal

We had arranged every element of our trip with a tour company that booked us in a standard Lilliuputian-sized room at the Shangri-La. Nowhere near the most luxurious Shangri-La in the chain. It's a pretty dated hotel but an oasis of calm away from the noise and smells of the city. But a wonderful and friendly staff made this a pleasant choice.

Yeah, it was tiny but the beds were comfy, TV had lots of satellite channels and the Wifi was good.

Nice view of the lovely courtyard.

We ate all of our Kathmandu meals in strangely named indoor-outdoor-lawn seating "Coffee Shop" which featured a variety of excellent dishes at ridiculously cheap prices. Our dinner with 3 beers, a starter and two mains was $23 including VAT and service.

My staple evening dish, the Kathi rolls... pulled Tandoori chicken in an fajita-style egg fried wrap.

And excellent breakfast including excellent buffet and full omelet station.

The Yak cheese was delicious.

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