Buktaphur - the Forbidden City
NEPAL | Tuesday, 15 July 2008 | Views [44]
Well that is at least what we call it! This is an ancient city about 1 hour bus ride from Kathmandu. You can reach this place by local bus (go to the local bus station near Thamel)... The cost is 20 ruppee a person.
The bus ridde was the same exciting ride as always with people crammed altogether really tight - lucky we got a seat on the bus so we were not too squashed in. Plus near a window!
We got there and started to get excited with the ancient city.. We could see the walls in the distance - just a short walk away.
As we got close though - too our horror we saw that to just view the old city cost a fee. Free for Nepali... 50 ruppee for Indian-China... the rest is 750 ruppe~!!!!! YIKES that is a shock!
Not only was it appalling that we are to pay 15 times higher than other tourists... BUT ofcourse we weren't told of this fee before - so we didn't have this money on us.
So sadly that is why Buktapur will forever remain the Forbidden City to Briel and I.
Damn that s*cks!
Oh well....
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