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Kathmandu

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September 20th 2008
19th September 2008 - First full day in Kathmandu We set the alarm for an ambitious 8am, but didn't make it out of bed until gone 10.30. Had breakfast at the hotel. Glenn had a cup of milk with a dash of tea and I had a "lemon" tea, which had a normal tea bag and a slice of lime! A friend of the hotel manager turned up and took us to his office to discuss the trek and a mountain flight ( ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Durbar Square

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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