We travelled further
in Nepal from Biratnager to Kathmandu. We took the plane to Nepalganj (40
minutes) and then took our rental car that we hired in advance to Salyan. We
would also use the rental car for travelling in the city.
Kathmandu is the
capital city of Nepal. It is one of the world’s cheapest cities, which is good
for us as tourists. This city is the most developed in Nepal but one of the
least developed cities in the world.
is a number 1 ranked
attraction. It was built in the 14th century after the Mughal
invasions. The temple became one of the most interesting centres of Tibetan
Buddhism after the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the Chinese invasion
in 1959. From above, it looked like a giant mandala of diagram of the Buddhist
cosmos. The five elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) are represented
in the architecture. At the bottom, an irregular
16-sided wall with frescoes in the niches surrounds it.
Kopan Moastery was our second stop. The founders of
the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition established it
for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. They bought the property in
1969 of the Nepal’s royal astrologer. The name refers to the hill on which it
was built. It became famous for teaching Buddhism to visiting Western
foreigners. The first meditation course was held in 1971 and became the annual
month-long meditation.
We also would see something else than buildings, so we
visited the Garden of Dreams. It is a neo classical historical garden. It was
created by late Field Marshal Kaiser Sumsher Rana in 1920 and was famous as the
garden of Six Seasons. The design was inspired by the Edwardian style. The garden
has also pavilions, fountains, decorative garden furniture and European
inspired features such as verandas, pergolas balustrades, urns and birdhouses.
Delphine
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