Nepal: Chitwan National Park

Chitwan National Park is the first national park in Nepal. It was established in 1973 and granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. Some of the animals found here include tigers, clouded leopard, sloth bears, rhinoceros, civets among others.

Thanks to Dr Kiran Acharya

Nepal: Everest South Base Camp

The Everest Base Camp trek on the south side is one of the most popular trekking routes in the Himalayas and is visited by thousands of trekkers each year. Trekkers usually fly from Kathmandu to Lukla to save time and energy before beginning the trek to this base camp. However, trekking to Lukla is possible. There are no roads from Kathmandu to Lukla and as a result, the only method of transporting large and heavy goods is by plane. South base camp is at an altitude of 5364m.

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Thanks to Dr Kiran Acharya for posting it from of Everest base camp.

Nepal: Mount Everest

Mount Everest also known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is the earths heighest mountain. Its peak is 8848 meters or 29029 feet above sea level.

Postcard 1

Thanks to my friend Nandu who was visiting Nepal.

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I received these three surprise postcards from Nepal. Thanks to Mr Mamael Narsing Chok of Nepal.

Nepal: Durbar Square

The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the Kathmandu Valley is world famous. The seven include the Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu), Patan and Bhaktapur, the Buddhist stupas of Swayambhu and Bauddhanath and the Hindu temples of Pashupati and Changu Narayan. Kathmandu Durbar Square or Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the old royal palace of the then Kathmandu Kingdom. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.

Thanks once again to Mr Narsing Chok. 

Nepal: Faces

The overwhelming people of Nepal practice Hinduism followed by Buddhism. Most people speak Nepali.

Thanks to Mr Chok

Nepal: Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature.

Once again thanks top Mr Chok