The Road to Kathmandu 

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The last hurdle we thought, construction with a sheep and goat crossing for added drama.

In the  dark and at the end of a very difficult and tiring day we finally arrived in Zhangmu to find our promised hotel did not have a reservation for us.         

Ngodup  took us to the last place in town with a room available, needless to say it was not the Ritz

 

Zhangmu

 

Things looked a lot better in the bright light of the next day but we were heading straight to the border crossing.

 

There was a long line up at customs and immigration but it moved quite efficiently and we were on our way to Kathmandu.

 

The trucks from Kathmandu already lined up bumper to bumper for their journey to Lhasa that night.

It was wonderful to hear the friendly Nepali greeting of Namaste as we went through the formalities at the Kodari Border Friendship Bridge.  

Our Nepali guide was tall good looking and spoke excellent English.   He told us he is a member of the Royal Family (now deposed royal family) and we believed him.

The sun was shining on a lush landscape and we had a gratis visa for our overnight stay.  Next day we would be in Bhutan.
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