Sunday tour–part 2. Bodhnath Stupa and Bhaktapur

 

We emerged from the greenery back into a bustling, dusty Kathmandu, jumped in a taxi and headed to Bodhnath Stupa, the largest Stupa in Kathmandu.

It is absolutely breathtaking. We had lunch at a little Tibetan restaurant on a rooftop overlooking the stupa where you could see everything that was going on, then walked clockwise around the stupa. They were hanging prayer flags from spire to the corners- a momentous task!

  

Kinnari spinning the prayer wheels, and below prayer flags, and some of the amazing detailing.

 

    

Standing on the stupa you can see into the beautiful, intricate Gompas (monasteries) of the Buddhist monks. Or you could if I could focus my camera properly…

THEN! We got back in the taxi, (which is basically and old beat up car with a driver for the day, here you just agree on an amount in advance then go,) and headed to Bhaktapur, a medieval city-state. I think I’ll do a seperate post, since there is so much history behind it, and I need to get some photos off of Kinnari because my camera battery died (I’m such an idiot, suprise suprise)

Love x