22. Bus 23. Patan Durbar Square

22. Transfer from Pokhara to Kathmandu

We were up at 0545 , ready to catch our taxi to the bus station for 0630.
We managed to grab a quick coffee before getting on our luxury vip bus at 0730.🚌 😀.
For some reason, the bus was running a little late and some of the passengers got very angry with the driver- which was quite amusing.
The seats were much more comfortable and the air-conditioning was working well !
The bus journey took 9.5 hours to get to Kathmandu, and the first half of the journey was so bumpy . We stopped off for lunch at a hotel on the side of the road.
Eventually we arrived in Kathmandu and were almost unable to leave the bus station as so many people were trying to sell things to us . The taxi driver was being really cheeky with his prices too .
Once that was all sorted , we checked into our hotel and had to swap rooms three time due to them giving us the incorrect room and no aircon .
Luckily, we managed to get ourselves a room with working aircon and a lovely balcony .
After a short while , we went to one of our few trusted restaurants "mitho" for a bite to eat . We had a relatively early night after this .

23. Patan durbar Square.
Today we headed to Patan durbar Square, situated in the city centre of lalitpur in Nepal. This is the second of three durbar squares we have visited in the Kathmandu valley. All of the durbar squares are listed as world heritage sites .
One of the main attractions is the Palace where the Malla King's once resided.
The Square boasts the amazing newar architecture, with 136 courtyards and 55 major temples . There was also a really informative museum, which went into detail about the gods worshipped and what they symbolised.
Unfortunately , alot of the architecture was damaged during the 2015 earthquake and is still under repair .
After exploring the durbar Square, we stopped off for coffee at this little place down an alley , it really didn't look anything special but the coffee was the best we have had in Nepal. We then carried on walking to look at an actual supermarket , first proper supermarket we have seen . There were whole aisles dedicated to spices , mum you would have loved this !
Once freshened up at the hotel , we went out for some food and watched a film before going to bed.Read more