First impressions of Kathmandu
2月28日, ネパール
☀️ 17 °C
I slept pretty well, despite the fact that the bed is rather hard. There's a Buddhist temple just next door, and the half-hourly bell ringing began at 5am. I guess I'll just have to get used to itもっと詳しく
Breakfast with a view
2月28日, ネパール
☀️ 19 °C
I loved what I saw in my locality this morning. I had breakfast in a rooftop restaurant overlooking the square. It was a plateful! I didn't eat all the corn, and the egg whites were a bit too runnyもっと詳しく
Walking Tour of Kathmandu
3月1日, ネパール
☀️ 17 °C
I was up with my alarm at 6.45am, so that I could have a shower and cook myself some eggs for breakfast before I needed to leave to get to the starting point of my walking tour. This was in Thamel,もっと詳しく
The guided walk continues
3月1日, ネパール
☀️ 19 °C
From there, we walked through streets with fascinating architecture and interesting craft and fabric shops. It's definitely an area I want to explore a bit more while I'm in Kathmandu. We emerged intoもっと詳しく
Hanuman Dhoka
3月1日, ネパール
☀️ 19 °C
We paused to look at several more shrines and temples before entering Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu's spectacular royal palace. Sadly, the complex was severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake. Aもっと詳しく
Gaddhi Bhaitak
3月1日, ネパール
☀️ 20 °C
While repairs are happening, visitors exit the complex through the stucco-fronted Gaddhi Bhaitak, which was constructed during Nepal's early 20th-century love affair with all things European. Openedもっと詳しく
Meeting the Kumari
3月1日, ネパール
☀️ 21 °C
From the palace, we went round the corner to visit the Kumari Ghar, also known as the Kumari Bahal, a magnificent townhouse that serves as the sacred dwelling of the living goddess. It was built inもっと詳しく
Holi Festival
3月2日, ネパール
⛅ 22 °C
I had an easy morning and then ventured into nearby Durbar Square to join the Holi celebrations. I had heard drumming and the screams of children playing since around 7.30am. The square was a riot ofもっと詳しく
Nepali cooking class
3月3日, ネパール
☀️ 16 °C
I had yoghurt and fruit for breakfast before heading out to the Kathmandu Cooking Academy for a class on Nepali cuisine. It was about a 25-minute walk from my accommodation, and I arrived in plenty ofもっと詳しく
Shopping in Thamel
3月3日, ネパール
☁️ 22 °C
After the class, I spent a couple of hours wandering around Thamel. It's an area full of shops, both tourist and local, cafes, and bars. I had a coffee in a French bakery. I don't know what made itもっと詳しく
Kathmandu Guest House
3月6日, ネパール
⛅ 23 °C
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もっと詳しく
Kathmandu Art House
3月6日, ネパール
⛅ 25 °C
The 500 rupee ticket price also includes entry to the Kathmandu Art House, a centre in another part of the guest house's grounds, where over 50 exponents of Nepal's vibrant art scene today displayもっと詳しく
The Dream Garden and lunch
3月6日, ネパール
⛅ 25 °C
Visitors can also spend time in the Dream Garden amongst the contemporary sculptures. I enjoyed the few hours I spent in the complex.
Afterwards, I had steamed chicken momos for a late lunch, andもっと詳しく
Enough biryani for a week 😂
3月7日, ネパール
☁️ 22 °C
Today was a work day. I've really got my writing mojo back, and I'm happy with the content I'm producing.
Tonight, I cooked myself enough chicken and mushroom biryani to last for a few days 😄. Iもっと詳しく
More exploration of Durbar Square
3月8日, ネパール
☁️ 20 °C
I intended to visit Monkey Temple today. It's one of the major attractions here in Kathmandu. There are 365 steps to reach the top. However, it was a very dull and hazy morning. I set off, but Iもっと詳しく
More photos of Durbar Square
3月8日, ネパール
☁️ 21 °C
Shree Tanadevi Temple
3月8日, ネパール
☁️ 22 °C
I visited Shree Tanadevi Temple, a sacred Hindu site where a part of Sati's body fell to earth. It is small, but very well decorated and brightly painted. The central of the three excellent toranaもっと詳しく
The bazaars of Kathmandu
3月8日, ネパール
☁️ 22 °C
Afterwards, I wandered the narrow alleyways of the bazaars near Durbar Square. I wanted to buy some sewing thread. I keep seeing fabric shops, but I haven't seen any sewing supplies. I asked someoneもっと詳しく
Kathmandu by night
3月10日, ネパール
⛅ 20 °C
Yesterday was another work day, so I stayed indoors. It turned out to be quite fortuitous as it rained all afternoon. It was the first rain I'd seen since leaving the UK at the beginning ofもっと詳しく
From Kathmandu to Chitwan by bus
3月11日, ネパール
⛅ 16 °C
I had to leave the hotel by 5.30 this morning to walk for half an hour to catch my bus to Chitwan. I was a bit trepidatious about walking around in the pitch black at that time in the morning. I needもっと詳しく
A walk in Chitwan National Park
3月11日, ネパール
⛅ 31 °C
There, I discovered that I was the only arrival today, so I would be doing most of the activities by myself with a guide. The very nice guy who served me in the restaurant assured me that this wasもっと詳しく
The walk continues
3月11日, ネパール
⛅ 30 °C
As we walked deeper into the jungle, Laxman pointed out many different bird species. By the water's edge, we saw spotted deer. We watched more working elephants being ridden back to their stablesもっと詳しく
Thauru Cultural Show
3月11日, ネパール
⛅ 26 °C
Once there, we had twenty minutes to freshen up before we were in a vehicle to go to see a cultural show performed by local Thauru people. It was a very entertaining hour! We saw a whole range ofもっと詳しく
Canoeing down the river
3月12日, ネパール
☀️ 24 °C
It was an early start on my 61st birthday! I was at breakfast by 7am. They gave us porridge with banana (not for me!) followed by omelette, potatoes, toast, butter, jam, juice, and coffee. I'mもっと詳しく
A second jungle walk
3月12日, ネパール
☀️ 26 °C
When we got out of the canoe (with a certain amount of difficulty in my case 😀), we set off on another jungle walk. This took us through an abandoned resort formerly owned by the Nepali royalもっと詳しく

































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































