There were 3 royal cities in the Valley of Kathmandu: Kathmandu, Bakhtapur and Patan. I decided to go today to Bakhtapur, to see the chanhges after 27 years…
There is junk public bus going when full but first you have to find in KTM what they call Bakhtapur Bus Park. Go south Kantipath until you will see in all distance a clock tower. Bus park is in the back street behind the tower. Ticket for 20 km journey costs only 25 rs – a quarter of dollar, but you have to be patient -due to the traffic congestions it can take even 1,5 h.
They will show you whwre to get off. Then you can climb up to the old part of the town and again if you fill rich you will be catched and pressed to buy the ticket for 1500 rs. Budget travellers schould go left and take the second alley to the righgt. It will take you through the maze of old passages to the heart of the old city – the Durbar Square.
Listed on the Unesco World Heritage List it is great place to spend few hours. Do not rush! Enjoy the beauty of tallest Nepal pagoda Nyatapola, 55 Windows Royal Palace, the biggest Nepal Siwa lingam is also here!
But on the Bhaktapur Durbar there is less real life then in KTM. More lively is located bit south Pottery Square, where they produce the ceramics – really worth to see…
