Posts Tagged ‘kathmandu’

Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Nepalese passing by the Royal Palace in the early morning.

Morning light in Kathmandu, Nepal

Morning light in Kathmandu, Nepal

Man riding a bike in the street of Kathmandu at sunrise. Early morning is probably the best time to walk the main street of Kathmandu. Traffic in the city has increased a lot in the recent years.

Kshang Kshung Lama, Buddhist none at Mane Gumpa Monastery, Nepal

Kshang Kshung Lama, Buddhist none at Mane Gumpa Monastery, Nepal

Kshang Kshung Lama in Mane Gumpa monastery. Following a one month walk through the Nepalese mountains, valleys and rivers, Kshang Kshung Lama travelled from Rolpa Simikod, her native village in Mustang, to Kathmandu, where she studied Buddhism for six years before settling in Pharping. She has spent the last ten years in Mane Gumpa, a [...]

Portrait of a sadhu, Kathmandu, Nepal

Portrait of a sadhu, Kathmandu, Nepal

Baba Mola, sadhu living within a sadhu community on the Bagmati river bank

Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal

Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal

Pigeons, dog and Nepalese man in Durbar Square.

Linen in launderies, Kathmandu, Nepal

Linen in launderies, Kathmandu, Nepal

Linen hanging up outside the launderies, Dholka, Kathmandu

Kathmandu launderies, Nepal

Kathmandu launderies, Nepal

When I came back to the Nepalese capital after six weeks of travelling around mostly in the Gorkha district, I had no plan but to explore Kathmandu by wandering its streets. To do this, I just bought a pocket map and started walking on my own to some areas that I hadn’t yet had the [...]