Day 2 : Patan Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Patan is probably one of the oldest Buddhist City in the world. It is believed that the city was founded in the 3rd century A.D. Patan is situated on a plateau across Bagmati River. Another name of Patan, is Lalitpur. This city is known for its finest traditional crafts and rich artistic heritage.

Patan is designed and built after Buddhist Dharma Chakra. It is surrounded by 4Stupas as 4 corners of Patan, one at each corner of its cardinal points. These stupas are said to have been built by the famous Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC.

After the visit to MahaBuddha, we walked around Patan Durbar Square to view the Oldest Palace and some did some shopping for Buddha Statue.

While walking around, I took many pictures of the the various interesting scenes of Nepalese culture and lifestyles.

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This is the oldest palace in Nepal but we were not allowed to enter as the guards insist that we buy tickets from the booth nearby. We decided not to enter and just view it from outside.
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Can you se the Tuk-Tuk which is very common transporatation for the Nepalese.
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Fruits seller on four wheel carts. you waont see that in Malaysia!!!
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Pepsi in Nepal.
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Front view of the Tuk-Tuk.
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A local conveniece shop.
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More pictures to come.......

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