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Kathmandu

by nepalgoods - last update: Sep 10, 2003

Paradise??

Buddha painted with the colors of Holi
Kathmandu - city of my dreams. After backpacking about 1 year in Asia I reached Kathmandu, the fairytale city of the 60s and 70s. Friends of mine had been there, driving with a car from Germany to Nepal in 1975.

But paradise it isn't! A big polluted city surrounded by the high mountains of the Himalayas. Poverty everywhere. But where I did not see that in India I found this in Nepal: poor people obviuosly happy. It seemed, that Buddhists and Hindus live peacefully together. Everybody celebrating the Holi-Festival in March 1992, when I visited.

Today the country is marked by some kind of civil war. Maoist and Royalists fighting.

So sad!

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Comments for nepalgoods about Kathmandu
yumyum Fri Feb 2, 2007 18:47 UTC
 Thanks for bringing back memories!
kokoryko Sun Nov 19, 2006 22:04 UTC
 This woodcarving is impressive. I am prepared for the Holi, even I am a man!Thanks for sharing your nice pictures.
thedouglas Tue Oct 3, 2006 21:07 UTC
 Lovely pages - a place of everyone's dreams I'm sure. One day......
tini58de Mon May 15, 2006 19:20 UTC
 Very informative page, Ulrike - thanks a lot! Both the Kumari and the Holi festival sound strange and interesting to me at the same time!
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