Kathmandu Durbar Square

Start of the volunteering program

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October 6th 2008
After getting to know our fellow volunteers we went for sightseeing today with our guide Dinesh. One volunteer is here for 8 weeks, two volunteers for 4 weeks (us) and five volunteers for 6 weeks. The latter go for a Mount Everest basecamptrekking (up to 6000m). But anyway, the sightseeing took us to Swayambhunath Stupa or Monkey Temple in Kathmandu. You have to walk 365 steps to ge there and they ... 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