Potala Palace lit up at night - drive by shot

Short hop to Kathmandu

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July 4th 2015
We caught a flight this morning from Lhasa to Kathmandu that resulted in us arriving here before we left China, 2h15min time difference. Unfortunately it was too cloudy for us to see Mt Everest. After we sorted our transit visa, we were able to sneak into a lounge for our 6 hr stopover, a bit of luxury after some of the sounds me smells of China no whatever comes in India. A bit incongruou ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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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