I love riding elephants, especially when you get to see rhinosin the national park whilst on them. Again tis cold here in the morns, but warms up pleasantly, plus you have no real fear of mosquitoes. On the way here we passed several small villages all of them so destitute, but so friendly. You really do not have to have much to be happy which I will hopefully recall whenever I start to think otherwise. tomorrow we head off to varanasi. the holiest of holy cities...

I love Nepal. It is cold in the morning and pretty polluted and obviously it is a BIG change from Western comforts, but I love it. I have been hanging around with folk musicians who be teaching me to play the sarangi and Kissan has given me a little tour of the surroundings including the monkey temple (yes monkeys do roam free here) and durbar square with a return journey on a rickshaw. I have also discovered the delights of tasty momos, you should all try them I...