Our next daytrip was to Patan which has a beautiful woodcarved central square. The Buddhist temples are showing Newari architecture dating from the 14th - 18th century.
It was nice to see the communal living; the town seems to be made from many multistory old buildings with in the middle small courtyards where the people come together. Most have a centered religious shrine, a well or a holy tree.
When you look around, you spot women sitting in their doorway working (laundry, preparing meals, handicrafts) or peeking from their window to watch their children play. Those children usually came begging for making a picture (after which they demand you pay them for posing!), candy and rupees.
The rest of Patan town is a mixture of modern shops and cosy small teastalls and kiosks.
Durbar Square Patan
Detail of the woodcarving
We did a walkingtour from Durbar Square that passed many shrines and temples.
Buddhist monastry The Golden Temple
It was nice to see the communal living; the town seems to be made from many multistory old buildings with in the middle small courtyards where the people come together. Most have a centered religious shrine, a well or a holy tree.
When you look around, you spot women sitting in their doorway working (laundry, preparing meals, handicrafts) or peeking from their window to watch their children play. Those children usually came begging for making a picture (after which they demand you pay them for posing!), candy and rupees.
The rest of Patan town is a mixture of modern shops and cosy small teastalls and kiosks.
Mini-shrine protected by straydogs
Nice nice nice! Adventurous, all looks very exciting. Keep on writing guys, we can't wait to see the pictures and hear all your stories. When are you (eventually) planning to come back to the beautiful city of Hoorn?
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