My trip to Nepal ends in the city of Patan, located in the Kathmandu Valley. Patan is charming with its temples in Durban Square and its red brick houses. And the atmosphere is a little quieter than Kathmandu.
Then I had the chance to meet the Kumari, a young pre-pubescent girl worshiped as a goddess.
Bhaktapur, 13km in south-east of Kathmandu, is a charming town with red bricks everywhere, temples, and potters.
Boudhanath is one of the most famous Buddhist shrines in Nepal. Despite the fact that its dome has been destroyed by the earthquake in April, it remains an important place of pilgrimage for Nepalese.
As for the “Monkey Temple”, it is one of the oldest temple in Kathmandu. Monkeys occupy the place, and to access to the temple there are 365 steps to climb, but once arrived the view on Kathmandu is just awesome.
Not far from the tourist district of Thamel, the Nepalese roam in the shopping streets and market, and rest on the square of a temple isolated to escape from the noise and the crowd.
Near the Durban Square I crossed a sadhu, a Hindu holy man, who allows you to take some pictures in exchange for a small donation.
Thamel is the tourist district of Kathmandu with a mix of trekking shops, travel agencies, spas, restaurants, hotels and small shops. I stayed there the first three days of my trip to Nepal.
Read more about this district in this post.
