Medieval Palace

This is one of the very tallest buildings in the Durbar Square. Behind Lilia's head you can see the intricate window carvings. This was probably a Royal Palace, the window area being a place where the women of the house could sit and watch the world go by in privacy.

The Temple Square

December 9th 2007
The trip from the airport to our house was quite a shock for Lilia. Law abiding as she is, she was at once dismayed by the lack of car seat in the jeep which drove us home. Of course, there was no seatbelt either, so she spent the ride home clutching on to me in the back of the jeep. Worse than that, was the shock of the traffic situation. With no semblance of order as she knows it, she was gaspin ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more

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