| Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal and often called | | | | miss the opportunity to see the sunrise in Nagarkot. |
| "The Gateway to Nepal" and "Gateway of Mount | | | | The golden color cloud with the sunrise makes you |
| Everest". When anybody who has come to Nepal | | | | feel like you are in Heaven and the spectacular view |
| thinks of Kathmandu, the first impression he carries on | | | | of Mount Everest makes your visit million dollar one. I |
| his mind is the temples of Kathmandu and its rich | | | | would strongly recommend get yourself to Nagarkot, |
| culture. Pashupatinath, Boudhanath Stupa, | | | | one of the premier hill stations, where you will find a |
| Swyambhunath temple (often called Monkey temple), | | | | hotel for any budget and taste. It is not very difficult to |
| Changunarayan are the world heritage sites of | | | | get to Nagarkot. You can book a taxi or take the daily |
| Kathmandu that are in the memories of thousands of | | | | tourist bus which departs from Thamel at 7 am |
| tourist who have visited Nepal. Kathmandu is the | | | | everyday in tourist season and on demand out of |
| melting point of Buddhism and Hinduism. The greatest | | | | season. A great view of mountains, one of the Nepal's |
| Hindu shrine, Pashupatinath, situated in the eastern part | | | | biggest attractions can be enjoyed on a clear day. |
| of Kathmandu attracts thousands of tourists every | | | | From Nagarkot, views can be seen right from |
| year. Spectacular stupas such as Swyambhunath and | | | | Annapurna in the west all the way down to |
| Boudhanath would keep any peace lover spellbound | | | | Kanchenjunga in the east. The best time of year to |
| and surrender to the symbol of peace and take | | | | see impressive views of the mountains is from |
| mesmerizing experience back. | | | | September through to February. When you are |
| Now I would like to scratch some history behind | | | | returning from Nagarkot I would recommend you to |
| Kathmandu valley. Nobody would ever believe this | | | | trek down through the hillside Tamang Villages to |
| beautiful city was once a great lake and | | | | Changunarayan, the oldest and one of the loveliest |
| Swyambhunath, a floating lotus. A Chinese warrior | | | | temples in the Kathmandu Valley. The entry fee is just |
| named Manjushree came to Nepal to see the | | | | 70 rupees. |
| Swyambhunath. It looked like a lotus floating around the | | | | Thamel, Narayanhiti national museum, Kathmandu |
| lake. He then drained the water out of Kathmandu by | | | | Durbar Square, Rani Pokhari, Dharahara are other |
| cutting hill in Chobhar with his sword. Kathmandu valley | | | | interesting places which are within a 2km radius so I |
| is believed to have got its name from imposing pagoda | | | | hope you would you could visit these places without |
| Kasthamandap in Hanuman Dhoka. | | | | any difficulty. Thamel is the gathering point of Tourists |
| Nepal is a country of great culture and traditions. | | | | in Nepal where I believe every tourist will go once they |
| Believe it or not here are 3 million gods and festivals | | | | go to Kathmandu. Here you can witness as many |
| more than there are days in a year. So, if you are in | | | | tourists as native people. You can find some good |
| Kathmandu on any month in a year, you would | | | | restaurants and good hotels for your accommodation |
| definitely want to check the festival out there. It's a lot | | | | in Thamel. It is worth visiting in Kathmandu. |
| of fun. | | | | Kathmandu Durbar Square is another tourist place |
| Pashupatinath is the greatest tourist destination. | | | | where you must definitely go when you are in Nepal. It |
| Though on the main temple only the Hindus are | | | | seems like there was a competition of putting as |
| allowed to enter there are several interesting things in | | | | many temples and big museums in the smallest area |
| Pashupatinath which will make your visit worthy. | | | | possible. I would recommend taking a rickshaw (three |
| Pashupatinath has covered a very big area. Monkeys, | | | | wheeler bicycle) and wander around the place. You |
| dears, beautiful pigeons can be seen around | | | | can stay on the top of one of the temples and just |
| Pashupatinath. Pashupatinath is a temple of God Shiva. | | | | watch the activities on busy city as well. |
| You can see lot of devotees with the ashes put | | | | If you want to go for trekking from Kathmandu you |
| around their body and smoking weeds. Pashupatinath | | | | can easily go to any popular trekking sites such as |
| is situated on the bank of holy river Bagmati. On the | | | | Everest Base Camp Trek, Annapurna Trekking Circuit, |
| bank of Bagmati River you can see the cremation | | | | and Manaslu Trekking etc. If you want to go to Mount |
| ceremony. IN Hindu culture, when there is death of any | | | | Everest, then you need to take a mountain flight from |
| person, then they are burnt and at last the ashes are | | | | Kathmandu to Lukla which is about 30-40 minutes. |
| flown to the Bagmati River which will ultimately reach | | | | Lukla is one of the world's most dangerous airport and |
| the Holy River Ganges. This is quite an interesting | | | | the airport on the highest point. |
| culture of Hindus which you can witness in Nepal unlike | | | | I hope you learned something about Kathmandu and |
| the burial ceremony of other religions and culture. | | | | hope it will provide some help for your visit. |
| When you are in Kathmandu you would not want to | | | | |