kathmandu:The City

Kathmandu

Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is a buzzling city at 1336 meters above sealevel. Kathmandu expanded enormously in the last 60 years.
In Palpasa Café, the popular book by Narayan Wagle, a english traveler visiting Katmandu Valley in 1957 is quoted:
"The airport existed here even before roads were built. In this place, people got on planes before anyone boarded a bus. I'm beginning to believe there are more temples here than houses and more gods than people. At night, hymns being sung faraway while the rest of Kathmandu is completely silent. I feel like i'm in a peaceful temple where worshippers sing hymns through the night, lighting oil lamps."

Kathmandu Valley in Nepal that once was no less than the true garden of dreams of our planet. Now the Kathmandu Valley is rapidly changing into a big construction area with high appartment flats and black toxic rivers. Where not only is less room for traditional Newari and Tamang cultures but also less place for endangered animals. 
In Palpasa Café, a popular Nepali book by Narayan Wagle, an english traveler who visiting Katmandu Valley in 1957 is quoted:
"I saw the green valley surrounded by hills. In the middle of the valley was a dense settlement. The rest of the valley was covered by greenery. It was like a peaceful dream."
At the moment the Kathmandu Valley is housing more than 3,5 million people. Though rapidly changing there is still a lot to see and to tell about the sacred Valley. Where 3 kings tried to outbeat eachother in arts and architecture resulting in 3 king squares that nowadays have a UNESCO world heritage status. And a valley scattered with beautiful temples.