Countdown starts when my benefactor in Kathmandu told me the political disturbances has come to an end and the spring is in its full show in hills. We rushed to book the flight ticket and on a beautiful evening under blue sky and surrounded by hills, we reached Kathmandu.
Kathmandu is situated in a bowl shaped valley in central Nepal, and It is the gateway to Nepal. It is surrounded by hills and bifircated by river ’Baghmati’. It has three municipalities named ’Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur.’ It is said that Kathmandu city was named after ’’ Kastha-Mandap’’ meaning the temple made of wood in Sanskrit , an imposing pagoda near Hanuman Dhoka Palace. It was built in 1596 out of a single tree by King ’Laxmi Narashingha Malla’. The city of Kathmandu was built by king ’Gun Kamdev’ in 723 A.D.
Kathmandu is a place for perfect history, the most visited places are ’Machchhendranath Temple, Akash Bhairav Temple, Temple of Kumari (Kumari Ghar), Kasthamandap, Jaishi Dewal, Tundikhel, Martyr’s Memorial (Sahid) Gate, Bhadrakali Temple, Singha Durbar, Narayanhity Durbar, Kaisar Library, Balaju Water Garden, National Museum and Natural History Museum.’
Kathmandu is also a world heritage site, the Syambhunath Stupa, Boudha Nath Stupa attracts Buddhists from all over the world and Pasupatinath Temple is the one highest rated place to Hindus.
The best time to visit kathmandu is March to May, when weather is warm, the best way to visit kathmandu is by hier a cab and roam in the streets. I often dream that I am still in the streets of the great city of heritage. I will take more time when it is Kathmandu again.