Tihar – the festival of light
We are the third day of Tihar. Today everybody is very busy to clean their houses and do their shopping. Because one of the most famous festivals of Nepal is starting to happen Tihar, also called Diwali or Deepawali, or also called by the people the festival...
Do you know that Nepal has a living Goddess?
Did you know Nepal still have a living Goddess; she is called the Kumari. The three king cities, Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur all have their own Kumari. The most famous is this of Kathmandu, you can only see her when she greets the people from out of...
They call it the trek of all treks
A combination of the trek of all treks and a buddhist festival, Mani Rimdu at Tengboche Monastery....
Bandipur and Ramkot, two hidden jewels hidden
One of Nepal's most charming towns, Bandipur is a living museum of Newari culture, a beautifully preserved village crowning a lofty ridge, its main street lined with traditional row houses. Time seems to have stood still here....
Lumbini, birthplace of Lord Buddha
As we are flying to Lumbini we hoped to have a glimpse of the Himalaya, but still not … We saw some small, very small peaks above the sky … and then my husband saying look Dhaulagiri … I just see a small, small white peak...
A hidden treasure in Thamel… the Tara temple
I sometimes say to the people that Kathmandu is like one open air museum for me. Everywhere you find temples and statues … some Buddhist, some Hindu, sometimes a mixture … because both religions are somewhere weaved in each other in this country....