WHOOPEEEE!!! We have arrived in Nepal! Kathmandu to be precise.
By the way, SpiceJet are the most incompitent airline I have ever flown with. However, as you approach Nepal, you forget all about their rude service and petty laws as below is the sight you are greeted with:
Note the mountain popping through the clouds
This was my favourite image there. It is called 'Kal Bhairav'. It represents deity Shiva in his destructive manifestation. It was used by the government as a place for people to swear the truth. I wish I had a better photo but the camera died on me.
At the junction of Durbar and Basantapur Sqs is a red brick, three-storey building with some incredible intricately carved windows. This is the Kumari Bahal, home to the Kumari, the young girl who is selected to be the town's living goddess until she reaches puberty and reverts to being a normal mortal. The building, in the style of the courtyarded Buddhist vihara (monastic abodes) of the valley, was built in 1757 by Jaya Prakash Malla.
Inside the building the three-storey courtyard, or Kumari Chowk, is enclosed by magnificently carved wooden balconies and windows.
By the way, SpiceJet are the most incompitent airline I have ever flown with. However, as you approach Nepal, you forget all about their rude service and petty laws as below is the sight you are greeted with:
Note the mountain popping through the clouds
There are many more photos I took that are similar to this but you are only treated to one, it takes forever to upload one on here!! Haha.
After waiting in the long immagration queues, putting up with people pushing in front as apparently only the English adhere to the queue system (it is becoming more and more apparent as we go on through this trip) we wnt outside expecting to see our hostel guy with our names on a board...no such thing. However, we saw the sign for the hostel....called Shangri-La. So we showed them our confirmation and they nodded and put us on a customised mini van....bit fancy for a hostel?!? Then we noticed one of the other men just tipped the bag guy 1000rs....(about £10)...again....bit much. Then as we were on our way...somthing clicked. This was for the famous hotel chain Shangri La. Ohhhh S**t! We arrive and my fears were confirmed. So me being a bit of an impulsive idiot at times, decided we were staying the night regardless. I was shattered, dirty, and wanted to dye the silvers out of my hair.
Today we went sight seeing to a lovely small garden called 'Garden of Dreams'. It was quaint and relaxing and obviously a place for tourists- saying that it wasn't too busy. Mike tried a Nepalese beer (he wants to try the beers of the world) and he got a little tipsy off one- which made us worried as the beer didn't display a percentage!
After the gardens we went to Hanuman-dhoka Durbar Square and visited a number of places in this infamous square. It is also known as 'freak street' apparently.
This was my favourite image there. It is called 'Kal Bhairav'. It represents deity Shiva in his destructive manifestation. It was used by the government as a place for people to swear the truth. I wish I had a better photo but the camera died on me.At the junction of Durbar and Basantapur Sqs is a red brick, three-storey building with some incredible intricately carved windows. This is the Kumari Bahal, home to the Kumari, the young girl who is selected to be the town's living goddess until she reaches puberty and reverts to being a normal mortal. The building, in the style of the courtyarded Buddhist vihara (monastic abodes) of the valley, was built in 1757 by Jaya Prakash Malla.
Inside the building the three-storey courtyard, or Kumari Chowk, is enclosed by magnificently carved wooden balconies and windows.
There were many wonderful sights in this area, google it for more information as there are too many to type about.
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