वर्ग Kathmandu Life
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Taudaha diktat: hugging will cost you Rs. 1500, kissing 2000, fishing 15,000
Did you notice a recent tweet by veteran journalist Kishore Nepal? This post, particularly its timing, is inspired by his tweet. Yesterday he tweeted: “Suggestions to young lovers of Kathmandu. Taudah is not a good place for romance. Better to visit somewhere else to avoid do & don’t.” Suggestions to young lovers of #Kathmandu. Taudah…
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A campaign poster
A couple of weeks back I walked from Bhaktapur’s Changunarayan Temple to Nagarkot (4hrs). The walk continued next morning. Went to Sankhu via Lapsephedi (near Jaharsingh Pouwa, 6hrs). This is one of the several villages that are part of Kathmandu-2 constituency where I am registered to vote (I voted). Found a piece of campaign poster…
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It’s not just Intel that’s inside.
#Freak Street, Kathmandu. 14 Sept 2013.
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Kaal Bhairav of Kathmandu Darbar Square
Recent entries are mostly about religious sites and temples. Didn’t plan this. Walking around in Kathmandu (the city and the Valley), generally speaking, means stumbling upon a lot of statues quite frequently.
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Changunarayan
19 July- Can’t remember the last time I was here but it doesn’t look very different. The temple, built several centuries ago over a small hilltop in Bhaktapur district and recently renovated, looked new. Read the history of Changu Narayan here
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Seto Gumba- the white monastery
13 July- An impromptu trip to Seto Gumba, a Buddhist monastery that sits atop a hill behind Swyambhunath, on a Saturday. That’s the only day of the week Gumba opens its gates to general visitors and tourists- a reason, perhaps, why the place is crowded mostly by teenagers and couples. Some hike up to the Gumba, others reach there…
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