Kathmandu Guest House

I spent far too long reading news reports and scrolling through social media this morning! The situation in the Middle East is escalating. Scary times are upon us.

After spending the last couple of days in the hotel working, I decided I'd better get out and about today. After breakfast, I sorted out my laundry. I dropped it off on my way to the Museum of Nepali Art in Thamel. I also browsed lots of souvenir and fabric shops en route.

The Museum of Nepali Art is privately-owned and is located inside the iconic Kathmandu Guest House, which was one of the first hotels established in Nepal. It opened in 1968 with just four rooms priced at only one dollar a night. Today, it is a landmark, a historic and iconic Nepali institution, renowned around the world for its associations with mountaineers, explorers, anthropologists, and historians. Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet, said, "Kathmandu Guest House, like Istanbul, is a bottleneck that every traveller has to pass through at one point or another." Today, it was my turn 😄.

The museum opened in 2020. It houses both traditional and contemporary art.Read more