Flying back to Kathmandu we returned to the Yak and Yeti Hotel where we enjoyed a hearty breakfast, some pool time and most importantly a hot shower and flushing toilet. In Kathmandu we expected to do some more sight seeing, but we returned to a city on strike. A peaceful international social movement has left the city virtually closed. As part of the strike the city's inhabitants refrain from driving. This actually makes the city much more manageable to get around with the added benefit of reduced smog. Some venues are apparently allowed to open from 6-8pm for tourists only.
For dinner we walked about 200ft from our hotel where two women clandestinely gave us a flyer for their Korean BBQ restaurant. They lead us through the back entrance into a well lit restaurant with Korean opera playing on TV. The food was great and the waitresses serenaded us, but by far the highlight of this venue was the karaoke. We had a huge room with mood lighting, tambourine (that met its eventual demise) and about five pages of English karaoke. We covered all the classics and sang the night away in our own little karaoke haven.
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