Road to Nagarkot
The roads in Kathmandu are horrifying. We haven’t seen ruts like this in a road since the Oregon Trail. This is why Laura Ingalls Wilder jumped out of her conestoga…
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September 2018
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhaktapur is the third of the three Durbar (Palace) Squares that we’ll visit. It was home to the Bhaktapur Kingdom in the 18th century and is greatly diminished from its’…
Garden of Dreams
Our last stop for the day was a place in central Kathmandu called the “Garden of Dreams”. The gardens were built in 1920 as a respite from the bustle of…
Patan Durbar Square
Less than 30 minutes later we found ourselves in Patan Durbar Square. It’s smaller and not as grand than Kathmandu Durbar Square but still plenty to see. Patan Durbar Square…
Kathmandu Durbar Square
The word “durbar” translates from Nepalese as “palace”. In the Kathmandu Valley there are three durbar squares: Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhakhtapur. We’re going to see all three but today we’re…
New York to Kathmandu
This is a big travel day as we’re essentially flying to the opposite side of the globe. We start with our long-awaited return to the Etihad Apartments from New York…
Trip Contest Is Back!
The rumors are true, we’re going to run another trip contest! This time the goal is to guess how many steps we’ll take without going over. Here are the details:…
First Stop: New York
We had an absolutely marvelous first day. It started early (4:30!) but we didn’t have to rush or sweat the hour long trip to O’Hare at rush hour. And once…
Welcome to our New Home
We’ve finally moved into our own domain at https://pointyenders.com. This allows us a lot more control over blog appearance and layout. For some reason, one thing that’s hard to get working…