Traveling in Nepal (2)

The Sky God Buddha in Kathmandu

Kathmandu Valley is located in the Central Himalayas, which means "city of light."

Nepal is a mainly agricultural and tourism, economically backward countries.

To Nepal before know that it is very poor, I didn't expect to see is a surprise, as the capital of Kathmandu, but does not have a decent high-rise buildings, most of the city is some low flat, mostly very broken pavement, many sections are rotten brick road, roads are narrow and curved, roadside everywhere is junk, than China in many places of the poor. We cannot help but uneasily: this is the capital city?

Nepal is a Hindu country for major religions, there are more than 90% of the people believe in Hinduism, the street is full of Hindu temples, it is said that a total of 3 000, Hindu temples are only small size and put a Shiva Pavilion, its not like Buddhist temples, not only Hindu ascetic Monk Monk, Hindu ascetic monk is a Bohemian, ascetic an ascetic behavior to achieve a detached state, basically rely on the people living on handouts, or by selling some souvenirs or take pictures with the tourists to earn some income.

Kathmandu really is "the Sky God Buddha".

To Kathmandu travel primarily at the temple and the Royal Palace:

★ De Royan Debnath Temple (Swayambhumath) also known as the monkey Temple, because the mountain was named monkey, is the United Nations human cultural heritage.

★ Paspa references to the temple (Pashupatinath Temple), this is the area's largest Hindu shrine, the United Nations to protect the cultural heritage of mankind, there are many singular of mendicant monk dressed, they wear brightly colored clothes, deep black face covered with a layer of white pigments, with long beards, greeting visitors to take photographs, looks a bit scary.

Here you can see the followers of the body scenes India, Hindu cremation on the body, can die in paspa mention monastery, an India Christians, is a pleasure. Dying of believers will lead to the temple dedicated to parking room, to lay dying, head towards the River on the River, after the death of the body is placed directly into the pyre burning machine, I asked "do you often see Bishrom such a scene, do not think the terrorist?" and "afraid of anything, almost every Hindu men have helped friends burned corpse"

★ Virgins Temple (Temple of Kumari), because the Temple in goddess live child living, child goddess general elections in those future pre-menstrual girl, she and her family, who live in the House, daily set time on the third floor window appeared to accept people around, but if you donate some money, she will open a following.

★ Bardon, a Stupa (Boudhanath), is a Tibetan Buddhist temples, the world's largest complex Bowl semicircular stupa architecture, is the Himalayas in the vicinity of the Buddhists of the Holy land.

This area is inhabited by local Tibetans, many Tibetans out of shops, lively, also known as "little Tibet". In Nepal, Tibet, approximately 10 million people come to Tibet Nepal Government of tolerant attitude, even though illegal border crossings, as long as it was to receive, you can stay down, does not make a return. Tibetans and many of them are with the Dalai Lama fled, and there are also some on selected reincarnated Lama 11 different views, and then there were over, they were from mainland China and not friendly.

Nepal's monarchy, in history has seen three dynasty period of co-existence, its capital is in close proximity of Kathmandu, Tan, bhadgaon, each dynasty built a Palace, now has become a vibrant history and culture.

★ Kathmandu (Kathmandu): now the King had already built a new city centre, the old Royal Palace is open to visitors, is now a Museum, it is located in the old town centre, in front of the Royal square, surrounded by many style unique Hindu temples and Nepal construction, many hawkers selling arts and crafts, some India mendicant monk on the square, attract tourists photograph collection of tips, passing the local women dressed in colorful costumes, country style.

★ Despatin (Patan): bafatan distance and only 5 km from the Royal square bafatan, like an open-air museum, the fine carving, exquisite architecture, it enables people to not be absorbed all at once from the square temples sit and many locals, leisurely chat, or watch the streetscape, and kids at play.

★ Bhadgaon (Phadgaon): bhadgaon gave in and 12 km to the West, it has a different period of various styles of architecture: the Royal Palace, Hindu temples, stupas, stone Pavilion, crouches, statue, densely covered in the streets, temperature step bhadgaon Street, full of art.

Snow mountain scenery

To Nepal Tourism, a very important reason is the wish to see the world-famous Himalayas, Nepal Himalayas extending along the whole of the North, and most of Nepal thousand meters above sea level only, as long as the weather was clear, in any place, to the North you can see the snowy mountains, without having to run to the altitude is high, serious hypoxic plateau region, this is exactly what Nepal tourist attraction.

We start to bokhara (Pokhara), enjoy the Snowy Mountain Lake scenery.

We live in a hotel called Shang-lila (Shangri-La with international chain does not belong to the same group), complete facilities, full of Nepal, and the outside is two of the world, in a leisurely afternoon in flowers and Evergreen Garden, enjoy the snowy mountains in the distance, while reading a book, forget about the outside of the annoyance, really excellent ..... hairlines.

★ Snow Sunrise

In bokhara, watch the snow mountain sunrise in the most famous place called Sirloin profile (Sarangkot), a little to get up in the morning, the driver is already in Bishrom and waiting 30 minutes later, to the foot, car stopped many little children come to play to electric asked need Wizard, age of children is a good time to learn, but for the sake of life, they had in the early morning

Get up and make money.

The sky is dark, the stars to hang loneliness in heaven, climbing up along the mountain road, the season was also the start of the tourist season are Nepal, but several years Nepal's political situation is not very stable, apart from the cases of palace massacre occurred, rebels and activities, the frequent visitors are reduced in the West, along the visitors saw the handful of stores, climbed a hill and walk for almost two hours, the dawn came early, and finally reach the Sunrise Pavilion.

Pavilion located in 1593 m Hill, to the East is the face of a column to the snowy mountains, position open.

When the sun rises slowly, the sun shines on the white snow, the snow-coated with a layer of gold, surrounded by vast sea of clouds, the scenery is magnificent.

★ The snow glow at

Our plan is to take the l domestic routes in Kathmandu, Nepal's domestic airport facilities very backward, from check-in, to check the luggage, to the transport of luggage on aircraft, are all manually operated, you can watch your luggage transported the entire process, to the plane, also each guest their own look at luggage is complete, and witness staff loaded on the aircraft, the security check is separate from the men and women use human review, very stringent.

But on the ticket name did not check, no need to check documents.

The plane is only the two rows of seats, probably 20 bits, like the bus like small aircraft without condemnation.

The plane was delayed an hour, the aircraft ascends the stratosphere, suddenly heard behind a gasp of foreigners, quickly looking out the window, the sun shines here primarily! one Himal, Sunrise is shiny gold, glorious sunsets you are soft rose gold, busy finding cameras that record this beautiful picture. I would like to thank the plane delays.

★ Snow flight

In Kathmandu, we participated in the lifetime of the snowy mountain flying, flying small planes in the air close to appreciate the Himalayas.

With excitement, check for good, come to the departure lounge, on expiry of the entire airport lounge crowding, original fog is too big for all flights are waiting lounge only a few small shops that sell some souvenirs of drinks, we've brought the book to pass the time.

Waited for three hours, fog finally rolled away, getting on the plane, the stewardess to give you a ticket for the flight, the main peaks can be seen, then for each guest on the mountain, then individually invited to the cab, there can be more fully, a short distance to see clearly, the Himalayas, like a dragon, from the top of the South on the land.

Finally see Everest! stands at the Summit of Mount Everest, due to distance, do not seem to be out, eh, why to the height of Everest this but no snow on the? original South is so steep, so couldn't stay covered with snow. Looking down from a height, the entire Himalayan uninhabited, vegetation hard to health, the Himalayas to Nepal's tourism brings a wealth of resources, but also bring adverse natural environment.