despite the chaotic traffic conditions, we succeeded Kathmandu and its surroundings in the last days to explore in detail. Here you turn left, there are no street names and signs, is obsolete replaced by all pages, the topless horn of way, traffic lights and all. you should run far as possible at the edge when his feet would like to bring back home safely. worse, be that now, just before the April elections, the border with India (Terai), the roads blocked. benzin und diesel koennen von indien aus nicht mehr importiert werden. am strassen rand sieht man oft hunderte meter lange schlangen vor den sehr wenigen tankstellen; die wartezeiten um an benzin zu kommen koennen locker mal 24h dauern.
rings um kathmandu gibt es zahlreiche buddhistische und hinduistische tempelanlagen. hierzu gehoert einerseits der sog. monkey temple, auch swayambhunath genannt. von hier aus schaut buddha in jede der vier himmelsrichtungen. sagun war auch mit von der partie. bernd hat sich im meditieren geuebt.
swayambunath
pashupatinath ist eines der bedeutendsten hinduistischen heiligtuemer. It is situated on the Bagmati river, held on the bank of cremation. Most Hindus pilgrims from India place on this, to pray all day and smoke pot.
the stoner hindus
the Kathmandu valley was once divided into three kingdoms: Bhaktapur (see below), Patan and Kathmandu. later, these kingdoms were united. today 3 fabulous palaces remind each with a huge temple complex (Durbar Square) in front at this time.
children at Durbar Square in Kathmandu
after we have satisfied our inherent cultural hunger for now, tomorrow we will leave for Pokhara, the starting station for our mountain tour.
himalaya, here we come!
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