We arrived in Frankfurt at about 10 AM, in the new terminal there. I had to wait until 1:45 PM for the flight to Delhi. This flight turned out to be at most half full. The pneumonic plague epidemic in India probably scared people off. When I booked the flight, the only window seat was just in front of the smoking section, and now plenty of them were vacant. Most of the center seats were vacant as well, which was nice, because it was possible to stretch out across them for a nap on the long flight.
Dinner included an Indian selection, which was not bad for airplane food. I slept through the in-flight movie. I got out my guide books and started looking for possible hotels to stay at when I arrived in Nepal. I selected about five mid-priced hotels which looked promising, all in the Thamel area, the center of tourist activity.
Scott A. Yost, 1994. All rights reserved.