April 1, 2012 @ Bhaktapur, Nepal


View from Shiva Guest Hosue 2

Unique door

Hindu design door

Local kid

Shiva Guest Hosue 2

Nepali

Playing with fire!

Nepal flag

Proud to be Chinese, 100 NRP compare to 1300 NRP

Western Union, very important for travelers

Love their window frame

Durbar Squares of Bhaktapur is one of the seven groups of UNESCO World Heritage #121

Renowned for its elegant art, fabulous culture and colorful festivals

Image of Ugrachandi, 17th century

Badrinatha Tirtha

Shiva temple

Nepali woman

The modern school bus seem out of place

Wooden cart for upcoming festival

Nyataponla Temple dates back to 1702 AD

Local festival

Taumadhi Square

Guesthouse with good roof top café

Taumadhi Square

Local vendor

Chicks

Korean restaurant?

Bhairavnath Temple and the city in the background

Tracy, Kitty, Cora, Me & Albert

View from Sunny Café

Nyataponla Temple is dedicated to Goddess Siddhi Laxmi

Breakfast with a view

Flies porn

Nice menu and bill

The colossal five-storied edifice is the country*s tallest pagoda temple

Bhairavnath Temple houses a gilded bust of Bhairav

The ferocious manifestation of Lord Shiva

Cart for upcoming parade

Amazing craftsmenship

Bhaktapur has more temples per square foot than Patan or Kathmandu

Delivery service

Alley @ Historic Bhaktapur

Local kid

Woman on the way to fetch water

Pottery Square

Nepali woman

Pottery drying in the sun

Pottery turning the traditional wheels

Skill to shape lump of clay to a desired form

Then put in fire for 2 to 5 days

Selling for about 5 to 10 HKD only!

Nepali

Do you dare to eat these chicken?

Kitty, Me & Tracy

Nepali kids

Albert & pretty nepali girl

Albert is a giant in Nepal

More pottery making

Tiny door

Coca Cola, world most recognized brand

Bath pond

Love their window frame

Motorbike garage

Hindu temple

So many god in Hinduism

Temple as well as city hall

Nepali housewives

Shiva temple

National Art Museum

Artistic balcony fence

Vatsala Temple

Golden Gate dating back to 1756 AD

Entrance to the Taleju Temple Complex

The Royal Bath pond

Strut of Yaksheshvara Temple

Kama Sutra on the strut

Site of octagonal pavilion

Kama Sutra on the strut

Is this possible?

Yaksheshvara Temple

The wife shampooing then come the husband?

Nepali

Need to practice yoga to give birth

Window frame @ octagonal pavilion

Fifty-five windows palace

Window @ Fifty-five windows palace

Ruin of Hari Shankara Temple

Siddhilakshmi Shikhara

Ruin of Shiva Temple

The historic city is spreading over just an area of 6.88 square kilometer at 1,401 meter altitude

Mandala

Amazing Mandala

Their doors are just amazing

As well as décor on wall

As well as décor on wall

Anicent bath pond are now use as water hose

Dattatreya Square

So many tea to choose from

Nepali students

Wooden balcony

Statue in front of Dattatreya Temple

Dummy

Stores behind Dattatreya Temple

Chickens like to sit out @ balcony too

The Peacock Window, one of Nepal*s signature sights

Cuba Nepal crossover?

The three-storied temple is believed to have been built with the stem of a single tree

More amazing wooden balcony

Me @ Dattatreya Square

Corn shaped hindu temple

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Tracy & Me

Outside of historic Bhaktapur

Momo aka Nepali dumplings

Local bus to Kathmandu, 25 NRP only

Nepali yak yogurt

School field trip

Changu Narayan

The oldest temple in the Kathmandu Valley

The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by seven groups of monuments

Changu Narayan is one of the seven groups of UNESCO World Heritage #121

The most authentic inscription is dated 464 AD

The temple was dedicated to lord Vishnu by the Lichhavi King in the 5th century

A temple dedicated to chhinnamasta of Shakti

Nepali bachelorette party?

Lining up to get into the temple

Bridal party waiting nearby

Scenic spot situated at the altitude of about 1700m

Lack of washing machine in Nepal

A lot of physical demanding work are done by women

Fetching water is daily routine for many in Nepal

Pretty hen

Luxury hotel @ Nagarkot

Sunset @ Nagarkot, Mt Everest is hidden in the haze

Peaceful Cottage

Basic room

Even simpler bathroom

Candlelight dinner (power was out)

Candlelight dessertt


Dattatreya Square


Bhaktapur Durbar Square


View from Changu Narayan