I love walking the streets of Kathmandu at festival times. So much is happening. Every moment you might stumble over something unexpected around the next corner.
I also enjoy the relaxed atmosphere around the large stupas Bodnath and Swayambhunath.
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Free of Chinese oppression, the original Tibetan culture survives in pockets outside of Tibet – like Mustang. Mustang is basically a long valley that is still being formed by the Kali Ghandaki river. Lo Mantang is now the capital of the region that was once a kingdom with its capital at Tsarang. Fortunately for the survival of Tibetan culture, access to Mustang is expensive and involves some fitness since virtually all of Mustang is devoid of roads. The trails are not that difficult, with some short exceptions, but it depends whether you are used to the air at 3500 to 4200 metres.
