Kathmandu and Bhaktapur

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The road from Chitwan to Moughling is very bumpy and mostly unpaved. At the end, it intersects with the highway between Pokhara and Kathmandu, which I consider to be more pleasant to travel on than any we saw in India, even though the terrain is mountainous and full of switchbacks. Neil tells us he's travelled that road between Kathmandu and Pokhara countless times in the last ten years. Sonam took the 7-hour trip 3 times in the month before we arrived here. Phil and I will spend 3 more days in Kathmandu.

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Photos

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Newari temple complex in Bhaktapur.

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Newari woman cooks bara for us. The best in Bachtapur.

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Sonam on Bhaktapur street.

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Bhaktapur.

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One of many water facilties in Bhaktapur. Himalayas in the background.

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One of the temple squares.

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Nyatapola Temple survived the earthquake.

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This one not so much.

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Some are being repaired.

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Clay pots great for making Bhaktapur yogurt.

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Phil, Linda, Buhari and Samdini.

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The feeling of Bhaktapur.

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Kathmandu Temple

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Detail of carvings in temple

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Newari dancers in Kathmandu

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Newari dancer.

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Hand gestures similar to Thai dancers.

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An electric fan helps to separate the rice from the husk.

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Step well in Kathmandu

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Evening is chilly in Kathmandu.

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Ostrich steak dinner. One of many delicious dinners cooked for us in Neil and Sonam's kitchen.