First two days here are good. Walking around most of the day. After 30 min walk from the center, arrived to the Swayambunath Stupa, also known as 'Monkey temple'. Long stairs up and there's a big pagoda with Buddha's eyes on each side in the center, and smaller and different temples around . Lots of people, monkeys, doves and dogs. Although it's a stupa, a Buddhist monument, lots of Hindus hanging around, making pooja, so it's very mixed up. Nice view on the city. I've got down the hill, following the tourist map they gave me at the guest house. Some walking and I've reached a big square, also many temples. Mui, mui...
Bus to Bhaktapur, village nearby the city. The entrance is Rs. 750, for his majesty's good life. He's not very popular. As I've heard, he shot to death all his family or something like that to make sure he's the real king.
Today at morning, when I saw a communist demonstration in the street, and also a big strike is about to begin.
But people are nice :))
In Bhaktapur there are many temples. Also a Tibetan painting school, people draw mandalas for meditation. Back to the city, and a bus to Pashupati, a very big Hindu temple. The amount of temples is depressing, but this one was really special. It's located on a river, and people cremate the bodies on the ghats. Many monkeys, bells and trees. Now back in Thamel, the center. Also a Chabad house here, with Bisly and Bamba and Israelis.
Les Israeliens :)
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