4th of 4 posts added on 14/11/19. For continuity from previous postings, start with 11th November 2019.
Good Vibrations and a Royal Massacre.
We decided on a somewhat easier day today as Annette had a sore shoulder from hauling herself up the over-sized step into the hotel bathroom.
Rather than taking another tour we walked up to the Royal Palace Museum then visited the Garden of Dreams.
The Narayanhity Royal Palace Museum
The Palace was the residence and workplace of the royal family of Nepal until the royal massacre on the 1st June 2001. Internal photos are not permitted but here’s what it looks like from the outside. On the inside it’s all a bit 1960’s.
Ten members of the royal family, including the King and Queen, were killed in the massacre, a mass shooting which took place during a monthly family reunion.
Eye witnesses say the Crown Prince was responsible although the Nepalese authorities never officially revealed who was responsible.
The Crown Prince shot himself on the day of the massacre and slipped into a coma. He was declared King whilst in the coma but died three days later.
His successor abdicated in 2008 after civil unrest following royal meddling in elections. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly abolished the monarchy and declared Nepal a republic in May 2008.
Families eh!
The Singing Bowl Earns It’s Keep
It would be fair to say that Annette is somewhat of a sceptic when it comes to mumbo-jumbo healing so her shoulder must have been bad for her to suggest giving the singing bowl a try.
She lay down on the bed, we put the bowl on a pad on her shoulder and for about ten minutes, I used the magic bonger to make the bowl vibrate.
Half an hour or so later she got up and said her shoulder felt significantly better.
Two hours later she’s still moving around much more easily and she’s just about to try it on her dodgy knee.
Who needs modern medicine when you have a powered up guru with a singing bowl.
Om!
The Garden of Dreams
In a busy city it’s nice to be able to escape.
The Garden of Dreams is just down the road from the Royal Palace Museum and does a mean lunch in an oasis of calm. Priceless.
Chicken ceasar salad and a God burger. 
The ingredients for hand rolled tea.
Dave and Annette in India and Nepal 