Wednesday 19 May: Three hectic days of blog updating, checking Foreign Office and other e-mails, laundering and mending trekking gear. The tee-shirt tailor stitching my clothes also embroiders an 'Om' symbol on one leg of my trousers, his trademark, - he's very quick and skillful.I confirm my individual 'group' visa for China, Tibet permit, Lhasa overland bus seat, onward soft sleeper reservation from Lhasa to Chengdu and change my Nepalese Rupees and a few US dollars into Renmnbi - 'the people's money' which comes in 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Yuan banknotes. I also visit the well appointed CIWEC Travel Medical Centre, opposite the British Embassy, to get a Hepatitis B shot which will boost my antibodies for at least another five years.
A coke at Rum Doodle bar and then a final dhal bhatt - it's an early morning start for the China border.
Kathmandu revisited pictures.
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