Day 17 - Saturday 16th August 2003

Visit to Bhaktapur and celebration meal in Yak & Yeti

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Bhaktapur

 

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Typical street scene in the largely unchanged medieval town about 40 minutes outside Kathmandu.
Bhaktapur Pottery Square

 

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The name says it all.

It's got pottery in at and is .............. square

Tourist Guides

 

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I stopped and sat down for a drink and these two locals found my tourist guide interesting.
Small Temple

 

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Bhaktapur is stuffed full of things like this. There is also the statues of the elephants performing the Karma-Sutra which I singularly failed to find.
Rickshaw Race

 

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From our hotel (Kathmandu Guest House) to the Yak And Yeti is about 3 miles.

17 rickshaws were arranged, grand prix style, with a prize of 50 Dollars for the winning driver (About a months wages .......)

Absolute pandemonium as we went straight across busy junctions and round corners on one wheel.

Yak And Yeti

 

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Here's Amanda and Rachel in front of the table where we had a celebratory meal.