Locals drying the rice

Bhaktapur

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October 13th 2009
As I suspected, Bhaktapur is a not only a beautiful town but also a quiet and friendly place to stay for a couple of days. The old city is not so big and can be fully explored in one long day. Vehicles a not allowed into the old city so it is much less polluted and crowded then Kathmandu. In addition, i am staying on one of three central squares of the old city so I have a beautiful temples view f ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Bhaktapur

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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