Odds and Ends

It seems like a long time since I wrote and I'm not sure where to start - although I haven't really done that much. On Saturday I went exploring in the neighbourhood a bit. I wanted to check out a few of the places I had seen but a lot of them were closed. I don't know if this is because I went at the wrong time, or because it was a Saturday. I think Saturday is the only day off for a lot of people (thankfully not me) because children start school for the week on a Sunday (with Friday being a half-day). Anyway I found a German bakery where I bought some coconut macaroons and then had a Ginger Cooler at the New Orleans cafe which is a lovely garden cafe/restaurant. In the evening a volunteer from the refuge came down to stay for a few nights so we went to a near-by restaurant for dinner which was nice.
On Sunday we went back to Baktapur since the tickets are validated for a week. I didn't really do anything except sit on a roof top terrace, enjoy the views and read (Malaloi Joya, Raising My Voice if anyone would like a recommendation, she's amazing - also if anyone has any suggestions for me, let me know). Anyway, then went on to Thamel for some shopping where I picked up my first new clothes - very exciting.