Patan's Durbar Square

Kathmandu Valley High

---

September 9th 2008
Our hackles raised by our grueling departure from Varanasi, we landed in Kathmandu a little on edge. But despite a prolonged wait for our complementary hotel shuttle, and the resulting aggression of the overly abundant taxi touts at the airport, the city's amazing first impression soon put us at ease. Our ride from the airport took us through the enormous, maze-like old city, where carved wooden ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

---

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