Kathmandu is the capital and, with close to one million inhabitants, the largest metropolitan city of Nepal. The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres in the bowl-shaped valley in central Nepal surrounded by four major hills: Shivapuri, Phulchowki, Nagarjun and Chandragiri.
Kathmandu is a big mess to walk through. It's hard walking and looking at all the arts, colours, temples and all the details of the city and paying attention to the people everywhere, selling fruits, souvenirs, flutes, singing bowls etc... There are also a lot of cars and motorbikes running through any little street but they are pretty easy to be careful of... They honk all the time!! Most of Kathmandu's people follow both Hinduism followed by Buddhism. People of other religious beliefs also live in Kathmandu giving it a cosmopolitan culture.
Dhal Baht... Rice, Veg Curry, Dhals and Curd.... Mium! The most eaten dish in Nepal.
PASHUPATINATH
The Pashupatinath Temple is a famous 5th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, Pashupatinath temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. There are still a lot of ceremonies going on in this old cities and some of us, can even see incinerations of dead bodies on an altar in this old Hindu city. We just saw monkeys jumping over the river, pigeons flying everywhere and Hindus posing for photos and then begging you some money that they didn't get... haven't been lucky on that one but maybe next time!
Buff or Veg Momos, the Nepalese dumplings, a very typical dish.
BHOUDHANATH
The Boudhanath is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal along with Swayambhu, and it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area. This is the biggest stupa in Nepal. We also remembered that we shall always walk clockwise around the stupa, merci tintin au tibet!
The stupa consists of a dome at the base. Above the dome, there is a cubical structure present with eyes of Buddha looking in all four directions with the word "unity" in the main Nepali dialect between them. There are pentagonal Toran present above each of the four sides with statues engraved in them.
SWAYAMBHU
Swayambhu, also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in parts of the temple, is among the oldest religious sites in Nepal. Although the site is considered Buddhist, the place is revered by both Buddhists and Hindus. Numerous Hindu kings are known to have paid their homage to the temple, including Pratap Malla, the powerful king of Kathmandu, who is responsible for the construction of the eastern stairway in the 17th century.
Kathmandu is a big mess to walk through. It's hard walking and looking at all the arts, colours, temples and all the details of the city and paying attention to the people everywhere, selling fruits, souvenirs, flutes, singing bowls etc... There are also a lot of cars and motorbikes running through any little street but they are pretty easy to be careful of... They honk all the time!! Most of Kathmandu's people follow both Hinduism followed by Buddhism. People of other religious beliefs also live in Kathmandu giving it a cosmopolitan culture.
PASHUPATINATH
The Pashupatinath Temple is a famous 5th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, Pashupatinath temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. There are still a lot of ceremonies going on in this old cities and some of us, can even see incinerations of dead bodies on an altar in this old Hindu city. We just saw monkeys jumping over the river, pigeons flying everywhere and Hindus posing for photos and then begging you some money that they didn't get... haven't been lucky on that one but maybe next time!
BHOUDHANATH
The Boudhanath is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal along with Swayambhu, and it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area. This is the biggest stupa in Nepal. We also remembered that we shall always walk clockwise around the stupa, merci tintin au tibet!
The stupa consists of a dome at the base. Above the dome, there is a cubical structure present with eyes of Buddha looking in all four directions with the word "unity" in the main Nepali dialect between them. There are pentagonal Toran present above each of the four sides with statues engraved in them.
SWAYAMBHU
Swayambhu, also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in parts of the temple, is among the oldest religious sites in Nepal. Although the site is considered Buddhist, the place is revered by both Buddhists and Hindus. Numerous Hindu kings are known to have paid their homage to the temple, including Pratap Malla, the powerful king of Kathmandu, who is responsible for the construction of the eastern stairway in the 17th century.
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