Someone out there did a good job because within hours of my last posting which mentioned the lack of rain it started drizzling and has been ever since. I'm sure it’s a good thing however everywhere is now covered in a film of mud – lovely! 
Having thought the winter clothes we brought out would not be needed until November, we were grateful for them yesterday evening and today. It is down to a cool 18'C (OK I know this doesn't count as cool for those of you in the UK but relative to the last couple of weeks here, it is) during the day and 6-7' at night.
This was only intended to be a short posting to put some photos up on the last but one post but as I'm here I might as well add a couple from our cultural education trip yesterday to Pashupatinath, a big Hindu temple on the eastern outskirts of the city.
We're not sure what next week holds because a 2 day bandh (strike) is meant to start tomorrow followed by a blockade of Kathmandu which is intended to stop vehicle movements in and out of the city for over 2 weeks. And then an INDEFINITE bandh has been called starting on 3 April. Plus on Tuesday, Holi, a Hindu festival involving people coloured powders at you. Having seen this in Delhi and being a bit of a party pooper anyway, we plan to stock up on beer and shut ourselves in the PGH for the day. Some of our new volunteer group think it sounds fun so I might get some photos of what happens to you if you go out in the streets.
Getting a bit worried that I won't be able to watch the rugby tonight, only hope is that TV5 Asia (French channel that we can get on the PGH cable TV) shows it. Allez France!
Cheers
Roshan
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