Yesterday was a wee bit surreal. We got up as usual and headed into town for some breakfast - but everything was closed.
Turns out the Maoists weren't happy with some recent appointments that the government had made, so they were staging protests across the city. There were no cars on the roads, schools were closed and businesses were shut. Kathmandu without road traffic is a sight to behold.

We spent the day poking around the Ghats on the river - looking at the Hindu & Bhuddist statues. It's pretty disgusting along the river bank - lots of rubbish, dirt and general decay, but the old ceremonial cremation and ritual bathing sites still exist. I don't think anyone is bathing in the river these days.