Raj, king of beggars, I will never forget you and I am just as certain that you will never forget me. And, Raj, wherever you may be I send you my eternal gratitude for all that you gave to me and did for me. In the Kathmandu Valley many homes have a roof of poured cement. It is strong, generally leakproof, makes a solid floor if additional stories are to be added, and it provides space that a gabled roof does not provide. Consequently you will see a lot of activity on the rooftops in Kathmandu and surrounds.
Some people raise small crops and house a few chickens on the roof.
Laundry is generally done on the roof and clothes draped down the side of the wall to dry in the sun. The colorful saris wafting in the breeze are a beautiful and unforgetable sight. Meals are sometimes eaten on the roof. When Yangdu and I had our apartment in Swayambu just a ten minute walk down the hill from the temple I would often write on the roof. Very condusive to creative writing.