NAMASTE NEPAL ~ DURBAR SQUARE KATHMANDU

They say "Once a year, go somewhere you have never ben before", and so, we decided to travel Nepal. We took opportunity of the Chinese New Year long holiday. It was kinda culture shock for us when we arrived Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Everything seems to be not so systematic, locals keep following you around in the airport asking if you need help on the luggages, the streets are so dusty, children approaching cars when we stop at the traffic, and suddenly I felt home-sicked haha. But the journey just began! After we met our tour guide and checked in our hotel, we walked around dinner. We were told not to wander around too late at night, so we dare not wander too far from our hotel. As a Malaysian, we were kinda amused that there are actually no language barrier as most of the Nepalese worked in Malaysia before and they speak fluent Malaysian languages, and even some Chinese dialects. This makes us feels back home. Despite the messy streets and shops, it is not difficult to find foods in Kathmandu, there are plenty of choices from western to Japanese, Korean and of course not missing our Malaysian food! We spent 3 days exploring Kathmandu before heading to Pokhara. Kathmandu is a city full of cultures, and as we explore more, we began to fall in love with Nepal. As the town sprawled over the valley and surrounded by the majestic Himalayan mountains, the scenery is just incredibly breathtaking. One of my favourite stopover is Durbar Square, which was built in 1627. It was like one just step into the ancient town of few hundred years ago. It is really great the ancient buildings, temples and stupas are still well maintained. We also explore Swayambhunath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, Monkey Temple and Boudha Stupa and each of them tells a wonderful history of religion, faith and believe. #historicallandmarks #travelnepal #visitnepal #girlstrip #yolobeliever #周走走_2728