After arriving back at my couchsurfing host's residence in Dhaka, I took a warm to hot shower to wash away the chill from the rain, remembering how a luxury it is to have this function. Normally, I'm more than thrilled to jump into a cold shower in this heat and humidity. Only in South and Southeast Asia, well Australia too sometimes haha, where I miss the cold dearly. Bring back the never summer of Colorado :).
The rainy season in Bangladesh seems to have arrived a month early. Eusuf mentioned it was due to climate change which has also caused the majority of the rain to shift to Chittagong versus Sylhet. The rain seems to think I still want to shower when I walk out as well. When I stop to have a tea, the weather is clear. However, when I start walking again, the sky crys it heart out. I'm so sure I'll catch a cold by tomorrow. Ahh, I just wanted to buy my ticket to Nepal from the United Airways ticketing office. Is it too much to ask to leave your country? At least the night ended well with "Silver Lining's Playbook". Great movie by the way for those who haven't watched it yet.
After getting to the airport, I had spent every last taka I had; almost as though I had never been to Bangladesh at all. I think I spent in these two weeks-ish an average Bangldeshi earns in a year. It's a crazy skewed scale. It reminds me how lucky I am to have a bank account. Anyways, on the flight, I encountered a strange flight attendant. She got unreasonably mad at me for using the toilet at the front of the bus since the back had a queue. Well, that woke me up from my sleep walk. Note to self: never fly United Airways again.
The first thing I noticed when I arrived in Kathmandu was the weather: much cooler and less humid. I love this place already. When I got into town and walked around, I have to say I could package everything in the shops and take them home with me. Their two native cuisines appear to be Dal Bat (all you can eat rice, dal, vegetables, and a meat if you chose one) and Mo Mo (dumplings usually with a chili/curry tomato blended sauce).
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| Vegetable Dal Bat |
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| Vegetable Mo Mo |
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