Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu

In Kathmandu

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March 30th 2013
We arrived in Kathmandu late last night and today has been quite full of activities so this is the first chance I've had to get on a computer. The group was 11 in size leaving the UK with 2 more joining us in Kathmandu. We flew from Heathrow to Kathmandu via Abu Dhabi with Etihad airways. Both flights were on time but we had a 7 hour stopover in Abu Dhabi so 5 of us decided to try and go in ... 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