Oh Kathmandu
Our driver DK was amazing! He kept us entertained all day long and was great company. The first place he took us to was Budhanath Temple. It was a round temple with lots of different things to spin all around it. There were some shops in the area and we got a really good lesson on the different types of gurus and manifestations that are part of the culture.
After that, we headed over to Pashupatinath which is an area in Nepal where you can view a cremation. They have two possibilities, one is a public burning and one is inside and is electric. Dk told is it wasn't worth it for us to spend money on an entrance fee so he took us to a road where we were able to see them decorating a body for the electric cremation. Our next stop for the day was Durbar Square in Bhaktapur. It was a very cute little area with some nice restaurants, shops and lots of interesting buildings. Many of the buildings were destroyed during the earthquake and you can see how hard they're working on restorations. We were going to spend the night in Nagarkot and hike to the view point in the morning. However, our plans changed once we drove through Nagarkot. We were expecting the village to look like the ones we'd passed on our trek but, we weren't impressed which was when Yehuda realized that maybe DK could just drive us to the view point and we could watch sunset instead of sunrise. Dk said it was absolutely possible and after many wrong turns and sketchy paths, we made it. We watched a beautiful sunset (while freezing our butts off). On our way back, Yehuda saw some soldiers playing basketball and got in a game with them. They loved him and kept calling him "big man" cause he towered over them. That night we returned to the comfort of our hotel.
After that, we headed over to Pashupatinath which is an area in Nepal where you can view a cremation. They have two possibilities, one is a public burning and one is inside and is electric. Dk told is it wasn't worth it for us to spend money on an entrance fee so he took us to a road where we were able to see them decorating a body for the electric cremation. Our next stop for the day was Durbar Square in Bhaktapur. It was a very cute little area with some nice restaurants, shops and lots of interesting buildings. Many of the buildings were destroyed during the earthquake and you can see how hard they're working on restorations. We were going to spend the night in Nagarkot and hike to the view point in the morning. However, our plans changed once we drove through Nagarkot. We were expecting the village to look like the ones we'd passed on our trek but, we weren't impressed which was when Yehuda realized that maybe DK could just drive us to the view point and we could watch sunset instead of sunrise. Dk said it was absolutely possible and after many wrong turns and sketchy paths, we made it. We watched a beautiful sunset (while freezing our butts off). On our way back, Yehuda saw some soldiers playing basketball and got in a game with them. They loved him and kept calling him "big man" cause he towered over them. That night we returned to the comfort of our hotel.
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