LalitpurN.P., Nepal Travel Journals & Blogs

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- Nov 11, 2023
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 1,309 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Patan Darbar 27.674786, 85.32586927°40’29” N 85°19’33” E
Day 42
Patan Durbar Square
November 11, 2023 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Nach erlebnissreichen Tagen abseits der großen Stadt und einer stundenlangen Busfahrt auf dem ach so grandiosen Straßennetz Nepals (Vorteil: ab jetzt wird nie wieder etwas schlimmer für uns sein), sind wir zurück in Kathmandu. Die kommenden Tage möchten wir die umliegende Region erkunden und noch einmal die Straßen von Thamel und vor allem Dal Bhat genießen.
... Wie war noch einmal das Leben ohne Dal Bhat und Momos?

Der Patan Durbar-Square liegt im Zentrum der angrenzenden Stadt Lalitpur. Er ist einer der drei Durbar Plätze im Kathmandu Tal. Lalitpur ist nur durch einen Fluss von der Hauptstadt getrennt und damit schnell mit dem Taxi erreichbar.

Besonders der Königspalast ist hier sehr gut erhalten und man darf alle Ecken erkunden. Die Holzschnitzereien und vergoldeten Statuen lassen einen erahnen, wie prunkvoll hier einst die Königsfamilien gelebt haben.Read more
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JGM TRAVELS 2023 Nepal🇳🇵
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- Jun 11, 2023
- 🌧 28 °C
- Altitude: 1,308 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Mangal Bajar 27.673452, 85.32503627°40’24” N 85°19’30” E
Day 23
22. Bus 23. Patan Durbar Square
June 11, 2023 in Nepal ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
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
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Traveler Traum. Welt. Reise.
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- Aug 26, 2017, 6:37pm
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,306 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Gwarko 27.66539, 85.3315127°39’55” N 85°19’53” E
Day 38
Gesegnet von der living goddess
August 26, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Für den ersten Tag hab ich schon ganzschön viel erlebt. Nach dem Frühstück aus Kartoffelcurry und Früchtebrot mit superleckerem Gewürztee, hab ich mich durch den Verkehr zum golden Tempel in Patan gekämpft. Ein netter, junger Nepalese hat mir dann vorgeschlagen mich herumzuführen und das hab ich dann zum Glück auch gemacht. Er hat mit soooo viel über alle Tempel erzählt, vom Erdbeben, von den Grundregeln des Hinduismus und Buddismus, Verhältnisse und Abhängigkeiten zu Indien und China, sodass ich all das garnicht alles schreiben kann.

Wir waren dann aber auch bei der Kumari (living goddess) und haben uns einen Segen abgeholt. Das auserwählte und makellose Mädchen ist dann von 6-12 Jahren dazu bestimmt alles zu tun, was der Priester möchte und eben auch den ganzen Tag dasitzen und Menschen zu segnen...

...Momos, die traditionellen nepalesischen Dampfnudeln, hab ich auch schon probiert & mich landestypisch einkleiden lassen. Muss ich Morgen beim Schneider nur noch anpassen lassen. Aber nach der ganzen Kultur, bin ich jetzt froh mich auszuruhen und lecker zu essen 😊Read more
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Traveler Wieder einmal Bilder die neidisch machen , super schön 👍. Aber ich hätte keine Lust mich Tag ein Tag aus hinzusetzen und Leute zu segnen, wenn ich als Kind auch mit meinen Freunden spielen könnte.
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Traveler Ja, spielen ist nicht drin und eine göttin heiraten später will auch keiner....
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Traveler Arme Maus 😢
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skip's retirement travel Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet
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- Aug 30, 2019, 12:57pm
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 1,307 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Patan Darbar 27.67595, 85.3255527°40’33” N 85°19’32” E
Day 2
Patan, Nepal
August 30, 2019 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
One of the oldest cities in Nepal, located just across the river from Kathmandu. The first three are at the golden temple, followed by a typical street scene, a Buddha statue and another temple with a statue of an old king sitting on top.Read more
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- Nov 1, 2019, 12:00pm
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 1,321 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Khumaltar Nepal Academy of Science and Technology 27.65919, 85.3253627°39’33” N 85°19’31” E
Day 15
Kathmandu Valley - Patan
November 1, 2019 in Nepal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur, Patan (aka Lalitpur) was one of the three medieval city states that originally occupied the Kathmandu Valley. Patan has a long Buddhist history; most of its main buildings were erected in the 16th to 18th centuries by the Mallas and are located in the Durbar Square.

There are many temples and monuments in the square and the Royal Palace occupies its eastern side; it is one of the architectural highlights of Nepal. The Royal Palace comprises:

- the Mul Chowk, with its small, gilded Bidyapith Temple in the centre of the courtyard,
- the smaller Sundari Chowk, with its carved and sunken Tusha Hiti water tank in its centre and the larger Bhandarkhal water tank outside, and
- the northern Chowk with the Patan Museum housed around it; entry is via a beautiful golden gate.

We enjoyed walks both south and north of the Durbar Square courtesy of the Lonely Planet guide book, taking in many interesting sites, including the Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal).Read more
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NEPAL
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- Sep 9, 2023, 1:18pm
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,309 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Mangal Bajar 27.675836, 85.32345327°40’33” N 85°19’24” E
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Patan
September 9, 2023 in Nepal ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Some street photos from our street (between Patan gate and Dharwha House) in Patan. Many buildings and structures were damaged in the 2015 earthquake. Some are being rebuilt, others are propped up with beams (!). There are many interesting laneways with ancient archways that open into internal (sometimes crumbling) shared courtyards.Read more
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Traveler Traum. Welt. Reise.
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- Aug 27, 2017, 6:09pm
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 1,302 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Gwarko 27.66515, 85.3316227°39’55” N 85°19’54” E
Day 39
Monkey Temple
August 27, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Die mehr als 2000 Jahre alte Swayambhunath Stupa beherbergt eine Menge Affen - Monkey Temple haben die Touristen sie dann getauft.
Inkl. Einem schönen Ausblick auf Kathmandu ist es die (staubedingte) lange Busfahrt und den Aufstieg dann auch wert.

Did you know: Buddha wurde aus der Achsel seiner Mutter geboren & ist dann sofort 17 Schritte gelaufen und aus jedem Fußabdruck wuchs eine Lotusblume.Read more
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Traveler Am Affentepel hat es wohl super gerochen 😄
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Traveler Meine Geburt war ähnlich :-D
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Traveler Du bist doch aus nem bierkrug gezogen worden 🤔
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- Aug 25, 2017, 6:45pm
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,302 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Gwarko 27.66525, 85.3315827°39’55” N 85°19’54” E
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Day 37
Eine völlig neue Welt
August 25, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Man hört den Klang von Glocken - ganz leise hinter all dem Gehupe, die Luft riecht nach Gewürzen - trotz der ganzen Abgase und ich freue mir einen Ast ab, in dieser ganz neuen und anderen Welt zu sein 😊Read more
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Traveler Wunderschön
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Traveler Wirklich eine ganz andere Welt...
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Traveler Ein völlig anderes Land! Darauf muss ich mich erstmal einstellen 😄
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Traveler Ja, klare Luft is nicht...aber ich fahre morgen schon weiter Richtung Berge und hoffentlich Richtung Natur 😊
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- Sep 12, 2023, 10:08am
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,309 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Mangal Bajar 27.675899, 85.32327727°40’33” N 85°19’24” E
Day 5
Tour of Patan
September 12, 2023 in Nepal ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Tour of Patan's courtyards with Prakash Dharwha. We visited The Kumari (9 year old living goddess) and her mother at their home. We visited the original Dharwha family home with its many buildings and courtyards - unfortunately some of these homes are badly damaged and in need of repair - others have been locked and the owners now live overseas or in larger more modern homes elsewhere in Kathmandu. We saw many small stupas and temples along the way - some just a few rocks taken from significant monuments so that those who cannot reach Swayambunath (for example) daily, can maintain connection to and pray to that place. Each of these stupas are 3D representations of mandalas (viewed from above) and act like public compasses - nagas always face north, meditation Buddha (hands in lap, face west), hand open and ground touching Buddha face east and south respectively. I found this to be the most interesting piece of information learned from Prakash. We also passed through doorways to courtyards that were plastered with nails, each one placed when a deceased exited the family home for the final time. Some very ancient.Read more
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- Sep 24, 2023
- 🌧 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,323 m
- Nepal Central Region LalitpurN.P.Satdobato 27.659916, 85.32457127°39’36” N 85°19’28” E
Day 27
Dag 26 Nepal
September 24, 2023 in Nepal ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Zo fijn om de meiden vandaag terug te zien! We zijn naar Patan gegaan en daar gegeten, koffietje gedronken, shoppen... Super veel heb ik over deze dag niet te vertellen. We hebben het vooral rustig gehouden en wat genoten van de mooie tempels en gebouwen.
Morgen zie ik ze terug in de voormiddag, dus het was nog geen afscheid.Read more
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