View From The Top of The Hotel

Rickshaw Anyone?

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May 19th 2008
Just been for a visit down to Durbar Square in Kathmandu. It has some lovely old buildings and temples, but by the time you get there you are absolutely sick of being asked about whether you want to take a rickshaw ride, take a taxi or want a guided tour!! Had a brief stroll down the famous 'Freak Street' which was the old Hippy hangout - not much there now. The pollution as well starts getting t ... 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