I haven’t bought anything yet, besides my meals, as I’m still a little intimidated by the whole bargaining process. You don’t have to bargain at a restaurant or café, but in shops or with taxis, it’s totally normal. The streets here in Bodhnath are mostly made of dirt, and not very regular because of the monsoons, I think, which wash away the dirt. After the rains there are many muddy puddles to walk around. On the side of the street one can often see piles of garbage, as there is no garbage service here, and it can be pretty stinky. There’s always a lot of smoke on the street as well, from people cooking on the side of the road, from people burning trash, and of course from the black car exhaust. One of the more interesting sights are the watering holes where local people on the street can get drinking water and wash clothes. Here is a not-so-great picture of one of them. I felt shy to take one where people are actually using it. Below the water spout, though you can’t see it in the picture, there is a little statue of a goddess there.