I can't move on without talking about electricity and the increased importance of solar

 Electricty seems to be everywhere, but continually, I heard the phrase: "Not working today." In small shops, shop owners offer candles to shop by or step outside to show merchandise customers seem interested in. I've enjoyed meals by candlelight because of: "Electricity not working tonight." Most businesses and homes are allowed four hours of eletricity which comes and goes randomly at all hours of the day and/or night. Hotels with steady electricity are those with generators.  Thus, solar panels are spreading  across the country, heating up water for "hot"showers and laundry and lighting up the night with solar streetlights,  living room lamps and  power source plug-ins. In the trekking regions, porters are carrying solar panels up steep mountainsides in order to attract trekkers who embrace the idea of hot showers and cell phone/tablet plug-ins. In the city of Kathnandu and in the highest regions of the Himalayas, solar power has made great strides in improving the lives of people.