Nasty Air and Extremes of all kinds
by kwgcoach
A definite must-see is the 4000 feet at the Rum Doodle bar. Of course meditating at the Budhist temple is a given as is the "burning ghats". Take time to go to the Tibetan refugee area and watch the best rug-makers in the world. we sat on the banks of the sacred river in Kathmandu. In front of us were three funeral pyres, one of a child, whose father was being shaved by a priest - as he will continue to be for his year of mourning. Beside us were the sadhu, yogis who eat nothing but milk their entire life and who pose in all sorts of cortorted positions for donations. They are painted in the ashes of the cremated. They are joined by children and women selling everything from Ghorka knives to garnet necklaces. And off in the distance we see a wedding procession headed toward one of the other temples. I remember thinking that I did not know what to feel anymore - it was all too intense and bizarre.
Nevrotic queue!
by schlumpf
If you would need to caugh a bus, a train or a flight, then you will have the problem of the queue.
In Nepal, as well as in a lot of places in Asia, there is no respect for queue
The rule is: the first one speak is the first that has to be listened!
Altough you are waiting for your turn, you will detect that hundreds of people will jump on your shoulder trying to overtake you...it will take away your hair..something really bad! Be patient, that’s the only thing to do!
View of Kathmandu City from Swyambhunath!
by goutammitra
You may think why this is a tip? But I feel viewing Kathmandu city from The Swyambhunath is a different experience altogether! Just be there for 20-30 mts, you will feel sudden change in weather, temperature and the scenario in changing!! The setting of the camera will have to be changed and you may feel why I did not bring a sweater!
To experience all these you need to be there!
from the airport
by josephescu
After a long flight nobody is in mood to argue and negotiate with airport taxi touts, so I was glad to read about the “pre-paid taxi” option.
But be careful, as once you exit the area designed for passport & luggage control (there’re no such activities performed there, however) and after you get Nepali Rupees (Nr) in your hand, the first desk on the right is not the real pre-paid cab one, but some noisy touts pretending as such. The real pre-paid cab desk is the second one, and you manage to see it only after you refuse the touts offers.
Insist to go to the hotel of your choice, and do not accept "better alternatives", as they'll surely prove otherwise.
There are fixed fares from the airport to Kathamdu, depending on the destination in the city. A ride to Durbar square is 300 Nr, while one to Thamel is 350 Nr. Notwithstanding the above, you’ll probably end up giving a large tip to the driver (50 – 100 Nr), after having heard all his stories about his family, children, relatives and heavy traffic.
A beutiful and peaceful retreat
by IreneMcKay about The Kathmandu Guest House Garden Cafe
We had a wonderful lunch sitting in this beautiful garden. The food and service were very good, but I would recommend it most for the lovely garden surroundings. We sat in the sun here without a care in the world. This place also had he cleanest toilet I saw in my entire stay in Nepal.
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Nyatapola Temple from a rooftop cafe
They get their driver's license early in Kathmandu
Me in front of the temple with Puja
a roundabout in Kathmandu
