Travel Blog #1 / Info "A day spent at Basantapur, NEPAL"

in travel •  7 years ago  (edited)

Travelling here in my country is a headache due to lots of uprising pollution but still I don't stop visiting places neither do you travelers, right?

Today I'm blogging about Basantaur which is in the capital city of NEPAL. For those who don't know where NEPAL is. It's located in between INDIA and CHINA. Its a land lock country where the highest mountain Mt.Everest is held high.

Here's a picture of it.

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I've been to Basantapur when I was young around 7-8 years old with my family. Though I don't have much memory of it but sometimes looking at the photos reminds of those moments.

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On to the topic then.
When we refer Basantapur, it mainly defines the Kathmandu Durbar Square located there.
Kathmandu Durbar Square (also known as Basantapur Darbar Kshetra) in front of the old royal palace of the former Kathmandu Kingdom is one of three Durbar (royal palace) Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

If you want to know more about it then you can read in this site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathmandu_Durbar_Square

This place is one of my favorite place in Kathmandu. There's two reason to that.

First reason: It's a place where you can get any thing, anywhere at anytime. Most of the desired things that we want to buy as a citizen of the country or as a tourist, you'll get everything there. There are lots of hotels and restaurants.
And as a tourist there's lots of variety of things that you can take as souvenir back to your country in these street shops.

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A little info about the Durbar Square:
Kathmandu's Durbar Square is the site of the Hanuman Dhoka Palace Complex, which was the royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century and where important ceremonies, such as the coronation of the Nepalese monarch, took place. The palace is decorated with elaborately-carved wooden windows and panels and houses the King Tribhuwan Memorial Museum and the Mahendra Museum. It is possible to visit the state rooms inside the palace.

Time and again the temples and the palaces in the square have gone through reconstruction after being damaged by natural causes or neglect. Presently there are less than ten quadrangles in the square. The temples are being preserved as national heritage sites and the palace is being used as a museum. Only a few parts of the palace are open for visitors and the Taleju temples are only open for people of Hindu and Buddhist faiths.

At the southern end of Durbar Square is one of the most curious attractions in Nepal, the Kumari Chok. This gilded cage contains the Raj Kumari, a girl chosen through an ancient and mystical selection process to become the human incarnation of the Hindu mother goddess, Durga. She is worshiped during religious festivals and makes public appearances at other times for a fee paid to her guards.

Here's some pictures of Durbar Square.
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But this is not the end. The scene you saw in the picture is not what you will see if you visit it today.
Nepal suffered a massive earthquake of 7.8 rector in 2015 which resulted in 9000 People dead and nearly 22000 injured in that incident. Because of the disaster many historical places where destroyed.

At present the reconstruction of those historical places are in process. And this is what you will see in present.

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But no matter the destruction caused you will still find the vibes as better as always. Atleast I felt that and I know you will too.

NEPAL will rise again!!!
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Did you remember that I said I loved it for two reason? I said one reason above but still got one left and that is:

Second reason: Rs.99-Rs.199 Shop ($1-$2 Shop)

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Haha, it might seem funny but I really love this place. You can get anything in there for $1-$2. You just need to keep searching for what you desire.

And here's a video I did in Basantapur.
Plus these shots were taken by smart phone not DSLR or other Cameras.

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