Stupas at Bodhnath

Kathmandu

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March 25th 2010
J: Over breakfast in Pokahara one morning, Mel & I were discussing our plans for the final part of our trip, and we decided that it was time to move on. We packed our bags, and the next morning we hopped on a bus to Kathmandu, Nepal's bustling capital. M: By this point we'd already experienced 5 long-distance bus rides in Nepal... which was more than enough to know that this time it was well w ... 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