Kathmandu Airport

Arriving at Shangri-la -- Kathmandu, Nepal

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April 3rd 2007
Arriving at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, in late afternoon after having been in Varanasi was a bit like arriving in Shangri-la. Surrounded by the green Himalayan mountains on all sides, the Kathmandu airport is an international airport constructed of brick with westernized features such as picture windows and flat-panel TV screens. Dozens of taxi drivers outside offer their services to arrivi ... 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