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!City Overview
Nepal's capital is by far the country's biggest and most cosmopolitan city. It's a melting pot of a dozen ethnic groups, and the home town of the Newars, Nepal's master craftsmen and traders extraordinaire. For at least a thousand years Kathmandu controlled the most important caravan route between Tibet and India.
The Kathmandu most travellers experience, Thamel, is like a thumping, Third World theme park, with hotels, restaurants and hawkers everywhere. The old city, though, is still studded with ageless temples and splendid architecture. Sacred cows still roam the streets, as do holy men, beggars, street urchins and coolies.
The Kathmandu most travellers experience, Thamel, is like a thumping, Third World theme park, with hotels, restaurants and hawkers everywhere. The old city, though, is still studded with ageless temples and splendid architecture. Sacred cows still roam the streets, as do holy men, beggars, street urchins and coolies.
