Monkey Temple

7 Days in Kathmandu

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June 9th 2008
After our trek, we returned to Kathmandu to soak in the mountain city and the sites it had to offer. Nepal is similar to India in many ways, but much more relaxed. The touts aren't as vicious, the weather not so intensely hot and the roads, despite being equally crazy, were not so dirty. Much of our time in Kathmandu was spent in an area called Thamel. Thamel consists of an area of small inter- ... 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