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I finally arrived in Kathmandu Nepal smelly, tired and covered in bug bites after three flights, four countries and a combined 35 hours of flight time and layovers.
It’s my third night here in Kathmandu, Nepal and I’m having a blast. Kathmandu is hot, loud, aggressive and everything is covered with a layer of dirt. Traffic is insane as people dodge cars, bikes, motorcycles and buses. There are stray dogs roaming the streets for scraps of food, rooster’s cocka-doodle-dooing and random cows causing further traffic chaos. Although Kathmandu is dirty, loud, and chaotic, it’s also a colourful and beautiful place kind of like how daylight breaks through a grey sky. There is a warmth that can be felt through the smiles of the Nepali people. The culture here is so rich and deep which just further adds to the mystique of Nepal
My 3 days here in Kathmandu have been spent just taking in the whole Nepali culture. It has just been a total sensory overload since I got here. It took me about two days just to somewhat settled in and get used to things. Streets here have no names, (only a few have names) so its been
difficult to get around but now at least I know how to get back to my guest house as long as I don’t venture off too far. Like I mentioned before, traffic here is more than crazy. People seem to be apart of the traffic flow along with cars, bikes, motorcycles, buses and tuk-tuks. Crossing the street is a death wish ( I attempted it though a few times)
I visited Kathmandu Durbar Square (Durbar is Royal Palace) which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. There was just so much going on here. From people taking part in religious acts, people selling all sorts of food and knick knacks, to the overwhelming amount of people offering to be your guide. The square itself is just mesmerizing as it showcases Newari designs and artwork. Some important festivals still take place here, though none at this time which is sad for me. I visited a the Patan Durbar Square today as well. Some Nepali School kids offered to show me around! All the Nepali school kids were so cute and so curious about foreigners. They would ask questions about where I was from and my job. I also stopped by Swayanbhu
and Boudha Stupas. The latter was full of monkeys who I was warned by the locals would try to steal something from me. ( nothing was stolen from me).
The food here has been hit and miss. Im kinda wary of trying the street food but Im mustering up the courage to eat some soon. Today I had some really awesome Keema Naan which is Naan is some kinda meat filling and Chicken Chili Momos which are dumpling similar to Korean mandu with a spicy chilli sauce. Sooo delicious! ^^
Im off to the Royal Chitwan National park which is a 5-6 Hour bus ride tommarow. Hope to see some snakes, rhinos, tigers and sloth bears in the jungle. Oh and I hope to give an elephant a bath and maybe have the elephant bath me kkk..
Bye for now!
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