We've seen the most fantastic bridges, in iron, on the way here. They stretch across gulfs that plunge down towards a river - the Milky River, so called because of the white froth and the glacial blue colour. They're often decked with prayer flags, a cheerful sight. The bridges are commissioned by something like the "the Royal Bridge Company", which was inaugurated apparently by the Swiss years ago. Well, they know something about mountains too.
It's been a great day again. We climbed up to the Everest View cafe, an apparently unprofitable locale built by the Japanese - the plane crashes didn't help. It's been a great way to spend a birthday and my companions have presented me with different Nepalese nick-nacks, prayer wheels, beads and the like. Roll on my 22nd :-).
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