http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Nepal , Bhaktapur en-us Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:17:22 +0000 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:17:22 +0000 As I suspected Bhaktapur is a not only a beautiful town but also a quiet and friendly place to stay for a couple of days. The old city is not so big and can be fully explored in one long day. Vehicles a not allowed into the old city so it is much less polluted and crowded then Kathmandu. In addition i am staying on one of three central squares of the old city so I have a beautiful temples view f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-444567.html Just arrived Bhaktapur. It looks like a very cool place in an ancient kind of way of cause. Tomorrow i am planning to tour arround the city. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-444067.html Bhaktapur Thursday is Bhaktapur day. Pell and I had been reminding ourselves all week. Now Thursday had arrived the children were all off to school and thatrsquos when we realized. ldquoThursday is Bhaktapur day.rdquo That simple statement encompassed the entirety of the planning we had done for the outing. We had maybe glanced at a map to get the general idea of where it was in relatio http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-441964.html Bhaktapur is the city to go to Nepal if you want to see stunning temples. We loved our 48 hours there It was made even better by the fact that the main areas are traffic free though the odd motorbike still managed to find its way through. Our hotel room had a window seat which overlooked the main sqaure and in the evening when the day trippers left it was a wonderful place to sit. To get to Bha http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-438377.html This is a shrine of Ganesh the elephantheaded God situated in the beautiful surroundings of Bhadgaon placed in a sylvan setting to catch the first rays of the rising sun. The view of the city of Bhaktapur is seen from here with snowcapped peaks in the background. Nestled in a thick forest it is a good picnic spot flanked by many attractive landscapes. For an easy stroll go down to the h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-432644.html lies to the east of Durbar Square reached by a narrow brickpaved lane. The towering fiveroofed Nyatapol temple presides over the square. The monument gracefully soars into the sky atop a fivestory plinth. The stairway leading up to the temple is flanked by stone figures of deities and mythical beasts each 10 times more powerful than the one immediately below.Nyatapola Temple is the highest in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-432639.html Walk around Bhaktapur........A twominute walk south of Durbar Square brings you to Bolachhen also known as Potterrsquos Square because of the many potters seen here moulding wet clay into different kinds of earthen ware. It has a display of fresh pottery left out to dry in the open square. This place can be approached from Taumadhi Square. The elephantheaded Lord Ganesh is the patron of potte http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-432637.html Back to Bhaktapur Durbar Square.... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-432625.html Heyso heute schreib ich schon wieder. Na ja. Tina ist weg und hat mir Leere und viel Zeit zurueckgelassen. Ne ganz so schlimm ist es nicht. Nach meinem Internettag am Montag dachte ich mir ich rufe den James an. Das ist ein britischer Soldat den Tina und ich letzten Samstag kennengelernt haben. Der macht auch Urlaub hier und wollte noch einige Trips machen und Sachen sehen die ich auch noch http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-427577.html I didn't have a fixed itinerary of what I was going to do when I was here which is nice on one hand but on the other sometimes you spend too much time deciding between one thing and another in the end you just have to not be stressed about it and go with the flow. I decided to hire a guide and go on a 3 day hike around Kathmandu Valley. As I still have some problems with my ankle I am not allowe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-403531.html After rainy Patan the weather fortuitously cleared up and so we headed to Bhaktapur. We spent a small fortune on the metered taxi to get there I'm sure something was suspect as it went up every 8 seconds if we were moving which seems a bit much and were therefore cross to notice the NR750 fee to get in to Bhaktapur it is only NR50 for citizens of countries like India and other SAARC countri http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-403484.html Old Kingdom http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-399325.html Bhaktapur also known as the City of Devotees was the capital of Kathmandu valley during the 14th to 16th centuries. It's located about 35km east of Kathmandu. The city is filled with palaces temples statues and squares connected by a maze of largely pedestrianonly streets. This is one of the must sees in Nepal. At present this city is a UNESCO world heritage site.Tuesday 28 April 2009 Car http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-397016.html Gelukkig Nieuwjaar Jawel vandaag is het Nepalese jaar 2066 begonnen. Het bisket jatra is een van de meest opwindende jaarlijkse evenementen in de Kathmanduvallei. De festiviteiten zijn vooral verbonden aan de gebeurtenissen in de voormalige Koningsstad Bhaktapur. Daar zijn we de afgelopen twee dagen dan ook geweest.De heenreis was wederom een sensatie. Met de Safaa de elektrische Dragstrakarr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-390989.html I again had a trip to Nepal and went to see Bhatapur and Patan close to Khatmando... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-387673.html Well the day didn't start so well. Still really jet lagged and didn't get to sleep until about 34 am. Not helpful with a 6.30am start to go and SIGHTSEE. Some of you will know my feelings on SIGHTSEEING Felt tired and grumpy and irrationally annoyed with the world. And the last thing in the world that was going to cheer me up was the prospect of traipsing round temples and monuments with t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-386434.html It's a question I have been asking myself the last few days and it isn't the first time. And it always arises when I am tired of the travelling weary of the constant moving and drained by the constant stream of new impressions. The only difference is that normally I am able to travel for much longer before getting this feeling. I have only been away for three month and I am ready to go back to Eu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-385741.html Today I visited Bhaktapur which lies around 40 mins away to the East of Kathmandu.Bhaktapur is an ancient Newar town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley. It is the third largest city in Kathmandu valley and was once the capital of Nepal during the great Malla Kingdom until the second half of the 15th century.Bhaktapur is known for its fabulous culture and indigeneous lifestyle. It is liste http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-384309.html Day 50 November 29 2008Closer glimpse of Mt. EverestWoke up early and drove for an hour and a half to the airport. The airport was freezing. It was very modern and yet no heating whatsoever. We left Lhasa at 1030 AM and reached Kathmandu at 1030 AM Tibet follows Beijing time thatrsquos why. On the plane we got a closer glimpse of Mt. Everest which was awesome.Ammar met us again at the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-362568.html Back in Kathmandu which now felt so very different to my first day here felt comfortable and familiar but I was definately ready to move on..I got a cab note beware cab drivers I negotiated the outgoing one down from 1000 ruppee to 700 only to find the one on the return journey charged me 400 to Bhaktapur this was well worth the visit it is positioned on a hill with good mountain views http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/blog-359265.html