Monkey Temple and Dragoman Group

G'day peeps, Has been a scorching day today in Kathmandu, hottest day yet on my trip. Woke up not feeling so great. Went out for food last night and some kind of Chicken curry, when i say chicken i am really not sure what it was, didnt look like chicken and it definatley didnt taste like it, i was going to query it but decided just to keep thinking it was chicken, its done now so no point even thinking of what it may have been. I then decided on a few drinks, made my way to 'Sam's Bar' is Thamel, great little bar, very chilled and relaxing. No back packers so just plonked myself at the bar and chatted to the owner who was from Austria but married a Nepalese man and had been in Nepal for 16 years. She was very cool and well travelled, would recommend Sam's highly to anyone visiting Nepal. So feeling shit this morning may have been the food or the 7 or 8 whiskeys i sunk. Anyway had to change hotels as meeting the Dragoman group, so packed up and checked out. I am now in the Hotel Tibet, its a more up market hotel and for the first time in a week had a hot shower. However this hotel is part of my trek so now sharing. In with an Aussie guy called Warren. Checked in and dropped off  bag and went straight out to the Monkey Temple or as the Nepalese call it ' Swayanabath'.  It is a very old sacred stupa and is inhabited by many monkeys, hence the name 'Monkey Temple'. The temple is situated north of Kathmandu on a hill top and can be seen from miles around. It's a beautiful place and even though tourists flock in numbers the same amount of Hindu's and Buddhist's can be seen offering blessings and praying. I felt a little awkward taking pictures as it didnt seem quite right but everyone else was and no one seemed to mind. The Monkeys roamed free and if you had food would snatch it from your hand, these monkeys were not shy. 

After the temple i headed back to Thamel for food and a wonder round, was feeling a lot better and now soaking up the sun, i do love the sun. Headed back to the Hotel for the welcome meeting with Dragoman group, there is a mixture of ages and nationalities. Aussie, English, NZ and Swedish. Everyone seems pretty cool and we ate dinner at the hotel. Have an earlish start tomorrow, 6am to get on the road. Maybe unable to blog for a while, i am sure most of you will welcome the break ;o). Will catch up soon, keep well 'my friends'.