The Kingdom of Nepal

Kingdom of Nepal

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July 26th 2006
Darjeeling was nice but rainy and the supposedly amazing views Mount Everest and some other incredibly large mountain were covered by clouds. Anyway we watched our first Hindi Film called 'Corprate', got the jist of it but it was in hindi. Next stop Nepal!!! Arrived at the border hoping to change money, there were three banks but no one accepted dollars, sterling or even my Sterling and US d ... 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