Thursday 12 July 2012

July - Streets of Kathmandu (Nepal)

These photographs are of various streets in Kathmandu so as to have an idea of what the place looks like.

Kathmandu Street Scene, July 2012 (1)
Narrow at times
Kathmandu Street Scene, July 2012 (7)
This is what a local square looks like in the city
Kathmandu Street Scene, July 2012 (17)
An exclusive showroom of gold and diamond nose pin
Kathmandu Street Scene, July 2012 (20)
Fresh chicken
Kathmandu Street Scene, July 2012 (23)
What a mess, and on a temple

Kathmandu, Street Scene July 2012 (24)
Kathmandu, People, July 2012 (1)
Selling limes. The basket is filled with doko, not edible but used to show off the limes, at least that was what I was told.
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (4)
A stupa in between houses

Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (4)
This stupa was part of a school
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (5)
These are coins hammered into wood. If someone has toothache they believed that if the coin was clenched between the teeth then put here that the toothache would go away. Today people only put money into the holes and then pray for the same thing.
Nepal, Kathmandu, Craft,  July 2012 (23)
A porter
                                


Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (10)
Buying material on a temple steps. A good display platform,
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (18)
Street selling of things
Pots for sale
    



Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (14)
Shoe repairs with laces and straps
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (21)
Spices
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (28)
Fresh Fish
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (29)
Kathmandu from the Monkey Temple
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (34)
Masks for sale
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (35)
Dried fish
Nepal, Kathmandu Rani Pokhari, July 2012 (1)
The Rani Pokhari
Nepal, Kathmandu, Dharara, July 2012 (1)
The Dharara
                           
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (34)
Local transport
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (32)                           
A good place for afternoon tea. Really it was!

Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (11)
The Bagmati River
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (12)
What is holding what up?
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (14)
Pretty new flats
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (15)
Cows have right of way
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (41)
Durbur High School Building
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (48)
Motorbikes
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (50)
Caps
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (53)
Selling his brooms
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (74)
Pots shining in the sun
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (80)
Dress shop
Nepal, Kathmandu, Street Scene, July 2012 (61)
The whitest stupa I saw, and in a back street.
                                      

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