I went into Thamel today to arrange my hiking trip. It is proper tourist town, filled with backpackers in elephant pants or unsuitably bare tanktops, lined with shops selling more elephant pants. I made all my arragements, hiring a porter and getting my TIMS card arranged, only to learn that there were no buses to Langtang during the holiday, so I have had to discuss with work and postpone the trip slightly. I nearly chickened out altogether, but the Gentleman Friend pointed out how foolish that would be. So I have gone ahead with the slightly delayed trip.
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