Taumadhi Tole, Nyatapola Temple

Bhaktapur

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November 27th 2009
The is another medieval city in the Kathmandu Valley and the best preserved. This place was also stacked with temples and shrines with some pretty interesting erotic carvings (photos on request). While turning a corner we got a fright to see two headless buffalos with blood streaming from there necks down the street (if I needed another reason not to eat meat this was it). We caught a local rusty ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Valley

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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