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I indulge myself mindlessly: buy a bar of marzipan, a corn on- the-cob
roasted in a charcoal brazier on the pavement (rubbed with salt, chilli
powder and lemon); a couple of love story comics, and even a Reader‟s
Digest. All this I wash down with Coca Cola and a nauseating orange
drink, and feel much the better for it.

Deities: gods and goddesses
Cows low: the „moo‟ sound made by cows
Marzipan: a sweet made with grated almonds
Brazier: open stove
Wash down: to drink something after a meal to digest it
Nauseating: sickening

The writer describes Kathmandu - the city has many different
things to offer. It is a business hub, has religious places with many
shrines, deities decorated with flowers on the narrow busy streets.
There are hawkers selling fruits, flutes, postcards for the tourists.
You can find many shops selling imported cosmetics, film rolls
which were used in the old cameras, chocolates, copper utensils
and Nepalese antiques. Many different sounds can be heard like
music from the radio, car horn, bicycle bells, moo sound of the
cows and screaming vendors selling their wares.

The writer bought a bar of marzipan, a corn on the cob which had
been roasted on charcoal fire by a roadside vendor. He had
garnished it with lemon juice, salt and chilli powder. He also bought
some love story comics and a Reader‟s Digest magazine too. After
eating all the things, he drank coca cola which is an aerated drink
and would help him digest the food easily.