Travelling alone - sometimes getting conned in a good thing

So it turns out I am gullible. After getting asked 'where are you from' about ten times, I realised it is the standard con line here. But while I am certain that the winding tour I got taken on was for the purpose of bringing me back to buy a painting, at least it means I don't have to go souvenir shopping at the end of the trip.

Bicky (my tour guides name) probably saw me coming a mile away, given my travelling resting bitch face was glued to a downloaded map, but the positive was that by having him show me around, I was actually able to slow down and appreciate the city rather than get caught up in the fact that I had already been lost twice in the space of 10 minutes.

Coming back from Durbar Square, the streets were absolutely heaving with people as apparently 2-3pm in the afternoon is peak shopping time. Apparently being out at 8am walking about is very early for Nepalese time.

Here are a few quick snaps from my first day. I thought I would try and get these up asap given I expect there will be a bit of a break between now and the end of the trekking section of the trip with no wifi access.