Patan and Bhaktapur
Kathmandu has a Durba Square but so too does nearby Patan and Bhaktapur. To enter all you are meant to pay a fee with Bhaktapur far and away the most expensive at $15 USD. We visited Bhaktapur last and having avoided paying for the first two we had high hopes of skipping through unnoticed, but we failed. I am not sure if it was the disappointment of having to pay or because we had already seen the other two, but we felt that it was a little under whelming. It was certainly bigger, the potters market was different and the yogurt was delicious but the entry price was not worth it. The museum in Patan probably made it my favourite.
Lumbini
Our final destination in Nepal was Lumbini; birth place of the buddha. There is an attempt to construct a large temple complex here with temples being built from nations all over the world. It has been designed by someone from Japan and it is a grand vision. However, it feels hollow. There are many temple, few are compete and all are are virtually empty. Perhaps we were spoilt by the Jokhang in Lhasa.
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