Bodhnath Stupa and the prayer flags
The hemi-spherical dome is topped by a square harmika painted on each side with the eyes of the Buddha
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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]
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] Blog: 41) Kathmandu - testimony of Nepal's cultural wealth
Date: June 3rd 2005
We left Pokhara in the morning, all buses to Kathmandu leave from the same place at 7:30 a.m., very practical. We had the choice of different companies and chose any bus, rather convinced that they were all the same. The bus was better than most we had experienced in India, but this time we had opted for a so-called 2x2 (only two seats per row on each side of the aisle) tourist bus. The dri ... read more
Date: June 3rd 2005
We left Pokhara in the morning, all buses to Kathmandu leave from the same place at 7:30 a.m., very practical. We had the choice of different companies and chose any bus, rather convinced that they were all the same. The bus was better than most we had experienced in India, but this time we had opted for a so-called 2x2 (only two seats per row on each side of the aisle) tourist bus. The dri ... read more
