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After an eight hour journey by bus from Pokhara back to Khatmandu, we had some free time at the hotel. Some of us decided to explore the surrounding Thamel area and have dinner at the numerous cafes on the roofs of buildings. There was nothing really special on the menu as they were mostly north indian food or nepali food. At the time, we were all thinking of food back home.
The next day, or rather last day of our trip to Nepal, we visited two durbar squares, Bhaktapur and Patan. These were once separate kingdoms on the Khatmandu basin ruled by different kings. Then one day one of the kings of the Shah dynasty, Prithvi Narayan Shah decided to unite all so he went to war and united all of them in 1769.
Anyway, entrance fee for tourists is NR1500. But the place is huge and the money hopefully goes to conservation and restoration works.
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| Man frying local Nepali bread. Guy in red attempts to get into my shot. |
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| What? You looking at me? |
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| I personally like this shot very much. The oil lamp seems to be arranged till infinity. |
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| A peacock window. Very intricate. |
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| The story of Buddha |
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| At the pottery square, you see many works been left out to dry in the sun before being oven baked later. Besides pots, you will see clay figures of farm animals like chicken. |
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| The kings used up bath here. |
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| Bhaktapur durbar square |
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