Royal Palace Kathmandu

Durbar Square, Kathmandu , Nepal
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    Vibrant, Historic, Chaotic City

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    This is now my 3rd time here but first chance to explore. I'm staying in Thamel which is the main tourist area and is filled with shops selling woolly hats, scarves, jumpers etc for the hills. Millions of felt items, prayer flags, maps, postcards, book shops, tea shops and lots of western restaurants and cafes... What a choice after a month of …

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    Kings and Goddesses

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    ... of gurkhas marched in, including a band. Then the prime minister and dmplomats arrived to watch fromteh balcony of the old royal palace, then the King and Queen arrived. There was a ceremonial dance, showing the villagers chasing Indra (watched by ...

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    *Days 40-43: Obama & The Search for Interpol

    ... that Interpol, allegedly located inside the central police HQ, was my best bet. Thus began an hour and a half walk around the Royal Palace & Ratna Park trying to find said police HQ. It was found after much sweat, though the surrounding neighborhood ...

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    Day 45: ID4 at the Embassy

    ... there. Unfortunately, as we found out the hard way, the festival was not at the embassy but rather the American Compound at the Royal Palace. Oops. The long walk from here to there did not sit well with Lindsey's not-sitting-well stomach, but we all ...

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    Five days in Nepal

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    ... up until 09:00 in the morning. Kathmandu's heart is Durbar square, an area with several ancient temples and the former royal palace. Different from any Hindu temples I've seen before, these are huge wooden building with jutting roofs supported by ...

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    Motorcycle diaries

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    ... , Jane and I deciding to take the hour or so walk back to Rajesh's house.  There is a busy four-way intersection close to the Royal Palace and we often get confused as to which way to go.   "I'm pretty sure it's that way", I say, pointing ...

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    Kathmandu

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    ... which date mostly from the 14th to the 17th centuries but some as early as the 11th, and a royal palace which was built after 1768 when Nepal was unified with Kathmandu as its capital. The architecture is interesting and displays the status of the city ...

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    Back to good ol' Kathmandu

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    ... enter Durbar Square by way of the Ganga Path and not pay admission.  The square, which was originally home to the royal palace, is a great social place covered in different temples.  As I sat down under one temple and tried to figure out ...

  • 8

    Escape From Kathmandu

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    ... expensive than I had predicted. I went to see Durbar square, which is the plaza in front of the old royal palace of the Kathmandu and comprises lots of very elaborate temples as well. According to my guidebook my ticket to see Durbar square should ...

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    Arrival in Kathmandu

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    ... and I might be able to find a more sensible machine then. One highlight of this week has been looking around the Royal Palace, they finally evicted the deposed King last year, and only opened the palace up for visiting last week.  Interesting ...

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    Kathmandu - Preparation for Everest

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    ... of the most popular tourist destination enlisted in World Heritage Sites. Clustered around the central Durbar Square is the old Royal Palace (Hanuman Dhoka), numerous interesting temples, the Kumari Chowk or Kumari Bahal (House of the Living Goddess) and ...