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Kathmandu. The very name conjures up images of snow-covered peaks, snake charmers and mountaineers, holy men and sacred cows. Perhaps no other city on earth has seemed so mysterious. This city, capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, lies in a wide valley hidden behind a wall of nearly impenetrable mountains. Today, winging into Kathmandu on an international flight, the Mahabhaharat Range slides by below as the Himalayas shimmer in the distance. The jumbled landscape doesn't give the appearance that it could ever provide a level surface large enough to land a Boeing or Airbus. Then, as the peaks below grow uncomfortably close to the belly of the plane, mountainsides give way to gentler slopes and terraced hillsides, which are dun-colored in the post-monsoon months favored by trekkers. Brick houses dot the fields of a seemingly idyllic rural setting. Suddenly the city comes into view--uniformly brown and low-rise, it sprawls across the valley floor. There's a quick glimpse of a huge white hemisphere in the distance, and suddenly the plane is on the runway. The passengers breathe a communal sigh of relief for having safely landed amid the Himalayan peaks. The excitement is palpable as passengers wait to deplane. Through the door lies Kathmandu, city of mystery, the most exotic city in Asia.
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Kathmandu, Nepal
Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Across the city from Swayambunath, on the east side of Kathmandu, stands Boudhanath, the... Read More
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Pashupatinath
Kathmandu, Nepal
Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: On the east side of Kathmandu flows the Bagmati River, which is considered sacred by Nepalis. On... Read More
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Swayambunath Stupa
Kathmandu, Nepal
Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Perched atop a forested hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, Swayambunath Stupa is... Read More
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