Durbar Square - Bhaktapur

*The motto of Kathmandu city

Day 1 (Kathmandu)

The first day of my RTW trip was quite adventerous. I was going to take connecting flights via Sharjah, UEA and the transit time was 1 hour. Somehow, the first flight delayed for 50 minutes and I got quite nervous, worrying about whether I would be able to catch the next flight or not …

Today I woke up in a very good shape and mood, every sign of fever gone. It's so nice to wake up in the morning without any worries, physical or mental. Nepal is not trying to kill me so let's visit it!

My quest mainly revolved around finding a cheap bus to this place by myself, without having to pay an astronomical price to a taxi driver …

I decided to head off to Bhaktapur for a couple of days! Packed my wee day sack and went for the local bus at Ratna Park. Only 22Rs which is nothing to get here and the whole bus told me when it was time to get off!! I paid 1100Rs which is fairly steep for my ticket into Durbar Square but I did get them to validate it for one week as I’m …

I woke without a wake-up call to light skies, and immediately assumed I had missed my long-anticipated sunrise! I positively raced up at least four flights of stairs, barely dressed and wearing my glasses, lacking my camera--only to see one other couple! In fact, the sun had not risen yet; I was right on time, and oh- how beautiful! After yoga and …

... two photos, but once done you can wave it at the guards at the site and waltz through. In my case, I used my card for Durbar Square in Kathmandu about two weeks past it's end date, as the guards never bothered to check once they saw the photo and card ...

... in the room. H. H. The XIV Dalai Lama        To finish our time in Nepal we spent our last days in Bhaktapur which is one of the three old Capital cities in the Kathmandu Valley and has a relaxed rural setting. Bhaktapur is ...

... !) but Nathan had a bit of an uncomfortable time.   Once he was feeling better we took a closer look at the city's Durbar Square, very near where we were staying. This is similar to the square in Kathmandu but a lot cleaner and less chaotic which I ...

... experiences that you will always remember. A cup of delicious yoghurt later, I went back downstairs to continue the tour. Bhaktapur has a Durbar Square as well (it basically means palace square so of course it does), with more temples, royal buildings ...

We are to meet at the Golden Gate Temple at 10am. Durbar Square, Bhaktapur. Now i am staying at the Shiva Guesthouse which was actually built out of the Tadhunchen Monastery, which, ironically was mainly used as a dharamsala (resthouse for pilgrims). ...

... collection. Soon twas the sounding of the barking bell that had us witness the processions as nightfall enveloped the Durbar Square, dinner and retirement. Sound sleep interrupted only occasionally by "controlled" detonations of gunpowder, a very nice ...

... relief to find that traffic has been kept out of the main part of town making for a pleasant atmosphere. Bhaktapur's Durbar Square has some interesting structures still standing but many of the original temples and buildings were destroyed in the 1934 ...

... certains batiments sont bien retapes. Arrivons a une place magnifique, avec un gros temple et des batisses medievales. Pensons etre arrives a Durbar Square, et oui ici aussi il y a un Durbar Square  comme a Kathmandu et Patan, et cherchons notre ...

... et des rizières... c'est tout simplement magnifique! Après une nuit difficile (chaleur et matelas inconfortable) nous visitons Durbar Square, le centre historique de la cité (temples, musées et son palais). Pour fuire l'agitation de la ville ...

... plus de 2 pieds et demi de largeur (incluant la table et le passage). Par la suite, il fut agréable de se promener à Durbar Square (en passant, il y a un Durbar Square dans toutes les villes importantes au Népal) et les différentes rues de la ville. ...