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Hyatt Regency Kathmandu
Our stay in Kathmandu was in a suite at the Hyatt Regency booked with cash and points. The room was relatively unremarkable but comfortable and large. We had this beautiful…
Pashupatinath
Sort of a gruesome stop, and we didn’t spend much time here (and this post won’t be long…). Pashupainath is a Hindu temple on the banks of a local river…
Monkey Temple
Swayambhunath is another famous Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu. It’s better known as the Monkey Temple owing to the hundreds of monkeys that inhabit the grounds. In Tibetan it has a…
Boudhanath
Boudhanath (pronounced “Bow-da-nath”) is one of the largest stupas (or convents) in the world. It dominates this part of the Kathmandu skyline and we can see it from our room…
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…
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…