Well for anybody that hasn't heard Bangkok is a mess and I'm supposed to be flying there today, right now in fact I should be seated on a Thai Airways flight winging my way towards the "land of smiles." Instead I'm sitting in Thamel doing a blogpost. A few days ago anti-government protestors stormed Bangkok's international airport and closed it down. It's still closed and will remain closed at least through tomorrow. I'm on a waiting list with the airlines for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, on Wednesday I have a confirmed reservation. So I have no idea when I might be getting home. Well at least Kathmandu is a really cheap town to be stuck in.
Yesterday I went to Durbar Square and to Swayambunath (the monkey temple). Durbar Square was interesting, it has some of the oldest building in Kathmandu and a lot of very intricate woodwork. I went up to Swayambunath just before sunset and walked around the stupa and a few of the other shrines. The view from Swayambunath looks out across all of Kathmandu, or at least all of it that can be seen through the smog. Its a beautiful place. The monkeys are pretty entertaining as well. I watched one monkey snatch a candy sucker out of a kids hand before he could even get it to his mouth.
I have no idea how much longer I'll be here, at least through tomorrow. I'm hoping to be back in Anchorage early in the week, but there's really no way to tell right now.
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