Yes things can change hear very quickly. After spending my first night and day in Kathmandu I was not really happy: being here alone in a stinky city again with all those locals jumping on you - I wanted to leave. But after 12 hours of sleep I went up to Swajambunat (or how ever this is written) with the wish to meet now some Ole students! And wish was fullfilled after 5 minutes. I met a woman in the next restaurant from Wisbaden sangha. Then we went together to the local center which is actually only a group. But what a nice surprise: big house, friendly people, family - at last.
Anna and her husband came in the afternoon and I felt at home:)
I moved from the crowdy Thamel downtown up the hill into Lopon Tchechus monastery as for the next days there is no place in the center. But the monastery has a great view over the whole city and the stupa. And it is a quite and clean place. The monks are nice and the gompa impressive with the life story of Milarepa on the wall. I think you will find this motive very rarely.

But honestly I will not develope to a fan of this part of the world. Though there are special places and I am shure when Lama Ole will come tomorrow and give teaching at the place where everything started 40 years ago I will have tears in my eyes. Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche will also be here tomorrow and spend some time with Lama Ole and us. So I will be blissed and blessed out....