Travelogue
Staying in Nepal for 30 days, whose summit is 8,848 meters, the roof of the world, Everest and the Himalayan mountains, made us leave half of our hearts there. Our aim was not to see the mountain, nature or the squares and return, but to get to know their people, cultures and beliefs. Since we have our 4.5-year-old son Atlas with us, we kept our number of days too high for Nepal.
The cities we visited in Nepal are Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Nagarkot, Bharatpur (Chitwan National Park), Pokhara, Sarangkot. Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha. Since the temperature increased a lot in Lumbini in the summer, we went directly from Chitwan to Pokhara without stopping there.
We came from Pokhara to Kathmandu in 200 km and 10 hours. When the roads are single-rounded and bend, when a truck breaks down in your lane, hundreds of vehicles accumulate behind it. There is no fuss or anger in anyone, even if you have to wait for hours. We went between Kathmandu and Chitwan in 150 km and 7 hours. If you come across the suspension bus, you are lucky because we jumped to Chitwan as if on a horse.
Chitwan National Park became one of the places that we say thankfully we went. A place in Nepal where we have memories that will never be forgotten and we are a little scared of. If you decide to go to Chitwan, your adventure will definitely begin as soon as you get on the bus. Go instead of thinking for Chitwan. You will see many tour companies in Thamel. We took 2 nights and 3 days tour from Nepal Promote Treks and the name of the place where we stay is Chitwan Forest Resort.
If you are thinking of going to places like Pokhara, Bandipur or Chitwan from Kathmandu towards the west of the country, there is only one way, you will always pass the same roads. The roads are a little dangerous and unsafe. Since the habitats of the Bengay Tigers, which are endangered in Chitwan National Park, are located in the inner parts of the national park, it is not possible to encounter them on forest walks and elephant safaris. You can come across rhinos in front of their house. There are crocodiles in the rivers. They are very respectful to animals. We came by taxi from Bhaktapur to Nagarkot. The roads are badly damaged. We had booked Hotel Greenland Nagarkot, including breakfast from Booking. The view of the room we stayed was very beautiful. We enjoyed doing it on his balcony, but it wasn't too long. We escaped from the fatigue of the day and the coolness of the night in Nagarkot. We walked around until dinner. You are walking the mountain roads. Trees, crickets, the people of the village, the beautiful weather. Since the slopes are tiring, we recommend that you stay ahead of the entrance. The Nagarcot is a place where you can see the valleys from above. Even though the valleys were open in the evening, there were clouds over the himalayas. We decided to use our luck around 6 am. We waited for it to stop as the rain was heavy. We went for a walk around 9 in the morning. We started walking towards the Nagarkot Panoramic Climbing Route from where we left off. After walking for about 1 hour, the Himalayan mountain peaks were still absent. On the way back, the clouds cleared for a moment. While we were looking for the Himalayan peaks at our eye level, the 7234 meters tall Langtang Himali was actually greeting us from above. Langtang forms the border between Kathmandu Valley and Tibet. Our walk took more than 2 hours. We left Nagarkot very happy to see the Langtang Himalaya.
One note I want to make is about our visit to Patan, you can read it in more detail on our geziverdik.com site. A family living in a 3-storey house in Patan Lalitpur volunteers 11 children, and this place is known as the Holy Spirit Child Protection Institution, which we visited twice. In our first visit, the gifts given by volunteers who help the people of Turkey, we distribute all these beautiful children. In our second visit, we established an electronic circuit with Arduino, which we brought with us with the excitement of the teaching, and we taught them together with basic electronic circuit elements. If you are planning to visit Nepal, make sure to stop by these children. We are waiting for your messages for communication. For more detailed Nepal story, you can visit our site geziverdik.com.
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Himalayan Java Coffee is one of the famous places where you can have coffee / tea in Nepal.
If you like Chinese food, my favorite that you can taste in many places and which is a kind of vegetable Noodle
You will love Chow mein too.
You can see Yomari, a kind of local dumpling, while visiting Patan. There are varieties of Yomari. The two types of Yomari dessert, black and white, vary according to their internal ingredients. Our favorite was the white Yomari.
You can taste Yak meat, goat meat and buffalo meat, which we try and even make meatballs from buffalo meat.
There are 3 important cities in the Kathmandu Valley. These are capital Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur. There are squares in these cities where you can see the palaces of royal families. Entrance to these squares is $ 10 for foreigners.
Places to see according to destinations,
In the city of Kathmandu, I recommend you to visit the Swyambhunath (monkey) temple because of the abundance of monkeys, which we paid 300 rupees at the entrance and named the temple, after going out with our 4.5-year-old son Atlas in the rain without feeling lazy about 360 steps. In Patan, Durbar Square - Royal square, especially Patan Museum
In the historical town of Bhaktapur, Durbar Square - Royal Square, Taumadhi Square, Pottery Square
Elephant and forest safari and canoeing in Chitwan invite you to explore and adventure.
Watching the views of the Himalayan mountains with the Nagarkot Himalayan mountain hiking, you feel why you are in Nepal.
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