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Day #2 - Swanky Swanker Hotel

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November 17th 2012
Arrived at the Hotel Swanker safe and sound. It looked more impressive at a distance than it did close up. As a former palace it was clearly a very majestic building, but now as a Hotel it has seen better days. But this is Kathmandu, so probably one of the finest hotels in the city. The taxi stops at the front door, after which follows a ballet of staff hauling my luggage out of the taxi, I get sa ... 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