Enjoying Kathmandu - Nepal's Big City! 🇳🇵
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I spent a day exploring
I spent a day exploring Kathmandu, Nepal's largest city with a population of almost 1,000,000.
The weather was very hot, so thankfully I got an early start to the day. I'm not usually waking up and going out until after midday, but my body clock was still messed up from the overnight flight to get to Nepal.
I was even awake early enough to enjoy the hotel breakfast. I miss out on so much value when I stay in hotels where the breakfast is included in the room rate, because I normally sleep in too late. Not this time though, and the delicious western breakfast was the prefect fuel to begin my Kathmandu adventure.
I had a main destination in mind. The Swayambhunath Stupa, better known to tourists as the Monkey Temple. It was 5 kilometres away from my hotel but I decided to walk it. When you walk to places you end up seeing things and meeting people that you otherwise wouldn't.
I covered a lot of ground the whole day without using any transport other than my two strong legs.
It wasn't long before I was refueling. I saw a lassi shop and couldn't resist. They even a sugarcane machine and, of course, I couldn't resist a fresh glass of sugarcane juice either.
It turns out that the owner of the shop was a subscriber to my channel and was excited to tell me about videos of mine that he'd enjoyed, such as me getting scammed for a horse ride in Karachi and me driving a rickshaw in Jaipur.
Right outside the lassi shop I saw a clothes store with an interesting t-shirt on display. It was a sports shirt with the Nepali flag. I was looking for a Nepal cricket or football shirt. This was just a generic sports shirt but it looked good.
The vendor wanted 650 rupees and I bargained him down to 600. I feel like it should cheaper but I didn't bargain too hard because I wanted to keep it friendly. Still, I think the locals are buying that type of shirt for more like 300.
After my shopping expedition I navigated my way through the narrow streets of the Thamel area and towards the Monkey Temple.
The stupa is located at the top of a huge hill, with a steep staircase to climb to get there. Fortunately there was liquid refreshment on offer, by way of some fresh coconuts.
Coconuts aren't grown commercially in Nepal, so these coconuts were imported all the way from Kerala. A long, long distance. I paid 300 rupees for one, which is almost 10 times the price it would have cost in Kerala.
Lots of vendors line the steps up to the stupa, selling the same sort of tourist souvenirs that you find in shops in the Thamel area. There were also a few child beggers demanding, while their mothers sat chatting to each other. I quickly powered my way up the steps and away from all of that.
At the entrance, everyone seemed to be walking straight in, despite their being a ticket office to the side. It turns out that it's free for local people to visit the stupa but foreigners have to pay 200 rupees.
I bought my foreigner ticket and was immediately approached by a guy asking if I wanted a guide. I said no and as I walked away he was shouting "only 25". I'm pretty sure that's a scam where they make you think it's 25 rupees and tell you at the end it's $25 dollars. I wasn't going to find out though. I just wanted to have peace to walk around and enjoy the stunning view of Kathmandu.
As the name 'Monkey Temple' suggests, there were plenty of monkeys roaming around. The last time I was at such a place the monkeys wanted to attack me for my Fanta. This time I had nothing of interest for them, and they seemed content to be eating the offerings at the temple.
I walked back through the Thamel area, stopping at a dessert shop with lots of dairy based snacks on display. I bought Carrot Halwa, which I tried in Pakistan and thought was very tasty. It tastes like a healthier version of carrot cake. Sweet and delicious.
I was walking back to my hotel, about to end the vlog, when I saw a big Ferris Wheel. That looked like fun and a good way to get another good view of Kathmandu. It turns out it was in a fun park, so I had to pay to get into that and then was able to buy a ticket for the Ferris Wheel.
It didn't feel 100% safe but it was fun and a perfect way to end my first day of exploring in Kathmandu.
0:00 Breakfast
4:51 Lassi Shop
9:57 Nepal T-Shirt
19:06 Kerala Coconut
27:00 Monkey Temple
42:01 Carrot Halwa
46:58 Kathmandu Fun Park
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The weather was very hot, so thankfully I got an early start to the day. I'm not usually waking up and going out until after midday, but my body clock was still messed up from the overnight flight to get to Nepal.
I was even awake early enough to enjoy the hotel breakfast. I miss out on so much value when I stay in hotels where the breakfast is included in the room rate, because I normally sleep in too late. Not this time though, and the delicious western breakfast was the prefect fuel to begin my Kathmandu adventure.
I had a main destination in mind. The Swayambhunath Stupa, better known to tourists as the Monkey Temple. It was 5 kilometres away from my hotel but I decided to walk it. When you walk to places you end up seeing things and meeting people that you otherwise wouldn't.
I covered a lot of ground the whole day without using any transport other than my two strong legs.
It wasn't long before I was refueling. I saw a lassi shop and couldn't resist. They even a sugarcane machine and, of course, I couldn't resist a fresh glass of sugarcane juice either.
It turns out that the owner of the shop was a subscriber to my channel and was excited to tell me about videos of mine that he'd enjoyed, such as me getting scammed for a horse ride in Karachi and me driving a rickshaw in Jaipur.
Right outside the lassi shop I saw a clothes store with an interesting t-shirt on display. It was a sports shirt with the Nepali flag. I was looking for a Nepal cricket or football shirt. This was just a generic sports shirt but it looked good.
The vendor wanted 650 rupees and I bargained him down to 600. I feel like it should cheaper but I didn't bargain too hard because I wanted to keep it friendly. Still, I think the locals are buying that type of shirt for more like 300.
After my shopping expedition I navigated my way through the narrow streets of the Thamel area and towards the Monkey Temple.
The stupa is located at the top of a huge hill, with a steep staircase to climb to get there. Fortunately there was liquid refreshment on offer, by way of some fresh coconuts.
Coconuts aren't grown commercially in Nepal, so these coconuts were imported all the way from Kerala. A long, long distance. I paid 300 rupees for one, which is almost 10 times the price it would have cost in Kerala.
Lots of vendors line the steps up to the stupa, selling the same sort of tourist souvenirs that you find in shops in the Thamel area. There were also a few child beggers demanding, while their mothers sat chatting to each other. I quickly powered my way up the steps and away from all of that.
At the entrance, everyone seemed to be walking straight in, despite their being a ticket office to the side. It turns out that it's free for local people to visit the stupa but foreigners have to pay 200 rupees.
I bought my foreigner ticket and was immediately approached by a guy asking if I wanted a guide. I said no and as I walked away he was shouting "only 25". I'm pretty sure that's a scam where they make you think it's 25 rupees and tell you at the end it's $25 dollars. I wasn't going to find out though. I just wanted to have peace to walk around and enjoy the stunning view of Kathmandu.
As the name 'Monkey Temple' suggests, there were plenty of monkeys roaming around. The last time I was at such a place the monkeys wanted to attack me for my Fanta. This time I had nothing of interest for them, and they seemed content to be eating the offerings at the temple.
I walked back through the Thamel area, stopping at a dessert shop with lots of dairy based snacks on display. I bought Carrot Halwa, which I tried in Pakistan and thought was very tasty. It tastes like a healthier version of carrot cake. Sweet and delicious.
I was walking back to my hotel, about to end the vlog, when I saw a big Ferris Wheel. That looked like fun and a good way to get another good view of Kathmandu. It turns out it was in a fun park, so I had to pay to get into that and then was able to buy a ticket for the Ferris Wheel.
It didn't feel 100% safe but it was fun and a perfect way to end my first day of exploring in Kathmandu.
0:00 Breakfast
4:51 Lassi Shop
9:57 Nepal T-Shirt
19:06 Kerala Coconut
27:00 Monkey Temple
42:01 Carrot Halwa
46:58 Kathmandu Fun Park
💗 Help the channel grow by liking, commenting and subscribing. If you want to be extra nice please share my video with your friends on social media.
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