Monday, March 7, 2011

Tourism in Nepal

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The frontispiece of a hinduist temple.tourism in Nepal so t have to do the tourist people Travelers will cross many rivers and climb many mountains. Plainsmen may always live within a valley. But only those seeking truth will ever reach the summit."  
Nepal / Tibet. Kathmandu / Lhasas. The same or different ? One on either side of the Himalaya. One city Indian at heart, the other forcefully Chinese. Late monsoon clouds drifting above bringing drizzles of rain. We spend some days in Kathmandu, getting our gear ready in large heavy plastic drums that we roll all through the hotel, visiting Buddhist temples, sorting things out with the trekking agency. A hot an humid city, bursting with energy, cars surfing around the many pedestrians and bicycles. There we purchase our last missing pieces of equipment, try new foods, start getting sick too.
Like in many countries, the most interesting things to visit are the temples (Dunbar Square in Patna, left). I wonder why... Looks like mankind has never been able to show much ingenuity for better things than religions (and war by the way)...<


Well, I don't want to criticize one of the only place in the world where two religions (Buddhism and Hinduism) manage to coexist peacefully. Some of the temples are even shared by statues of Buddhas (Right) and Hinduism gods (left). I know more than one country that could use their example...



century Indian saying.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Traveling to kathmanadu

Kathmandu  the capital of Nepal and its largest city, is located in the eastern half of the country at an altitude of 4266 ft. History tells us that for several hundred years it was one of three major royal cities - the other two being Bhaktapur  and Patan  Nepal is today a well-developed modern city without losing the old world charm.
Kathmandu  boasts of many historic buildings and is home to the largest of the ancient royal palaces as well as numerous Rana places  and important religious sites. Tourists find comforting the medieval air that prevails in Kathmandu and the fascinating indigenous culture - the site of prayers and pujas in the temples exudes a magic effect. Kathmandu is a city of assortments and contradictions, and remains, to this day, a thoroughly intriguing place.
Declared as one of the eight Cultural World Heritage site by Unesco , Kathmandu Durbar Square is a marvelous cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets. The square is extremely popular as the social, religious and urban focal point of Kathmandu.