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