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I've been there a couple of times to do some Himalayan trekking. My wife and I love the place. The people are so warm, tough and resourceful, it gives me hope that this event will be handled as well as it can be. We have a number of friends there and must try to contact them. The quality of the building is absolutely shocking. Many store fronts have multiple floors of residential built of masonry sitting on very light timber beams. Not a good scenario for earth quakes. To the OP, if you choose to go you must treat this as an adventure and not have tight timing constraints. Even at the best of times, Nepal is not on a western schedule....plans often change without notice, flights and buses change, etc. Is your Hotel in Thamel? How has it survived? I'm not in any way discouraging you to go but you should be prepared for what you may experience. Kathmandu (even without the earthquake) assaults the senses, kids playing on ancient monuments, bodies floating down the river, skinny monkeys hanging out at temples....etc...etc. In short, everything is "amped" up. Have a great trip
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