Himalaya
Day 58: Kathmandu to the Chinese border
Friendship Bridge, Kodari. The frontier between Nepal and China (a red Flag flies on east end of bridge). One of only two north-south road connections through the Himalaya (the other is Kunjerab Pass in Pakistan)

We arrive at Chinese immigration as it is about to close, and it's only pressure from our local hosts that stop us having to spend the night in the vehicles. We're allowed to take an overnight bag and walk up to the hotel, but everything else must be locked in the cars overnight.
Later: Room 505 of the Bai Ma Hotel, Xangmu. TV but no heating. Communal lavatory and bathroom down the passage. Single strip light, thin, inadequate curtains that are no match for the street lamps outside, and windows that seem specifically designed to funnel jets of cold air into the room.
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PALIN'S GUIDES
- Series: Himalaya
- Chapter: Day 58: Kathmandu to the Chinese border
- Country/sea: Nepal
- Place: Kathmandu
- Book page no: 137
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