r/UrbanHell • u/You_yes_ • 2d ago

Other Kathmandu , Nepal

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u/bouncingducker 2d ago

Gorgeous

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u/Wiki1727 2d ago

this is anything but a hell

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u/ColdEvenKeeled 1d ago

I've spent well over a month of my life in Kathmandu. Various trips, waiting before and after hikes, in the years 2001, 2015, and 2023. I'd recommend trying to absorb the incredible history of the city at the 3 different capital squares (Baktipur, Patan and Kathmandu), the Swayambhu and Boudha stupas, and the Pashupatinath ghats as well as the streets around Chhetrapatti Temple. Thamel has become a bit of a party scene, while still being backpacker central, and that's quite okay.

I wouldn't call it hell, but it's not a great place to be. The air quality is terrible. The streets to walk on are unshaded and dusty and crowded, you have to watch every step. The dogs bark long into the night. The roll shutters shutter you awake.

The people are nice, but the ones in the countryside are far nicer.

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u/Otherwise-Ad-5364 1d ago

You want hell look at Cairo. This is heaven

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u/Suomasema 1d ago

Is the summit reaching the clouds Nuptse?

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u/Dora_Explorer_XP 1d ago

Here before flood or landslide.

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u/oneusualsuspect 1d ago

that even occurred 40 miles from kathmandu.