Old Kathmandu's spice and grain market
Asan Tol begins where Thamel ends, but the two feel worlds apart. Thamel looks to tourism and the modern world; Asan is one of the most traditional and surprising corners of the capital.
In a maze of narrow lanes, fruit, vegetables and spices are laid out on the ground or sold from tiny shops under the arches. Incense drifts from shrines at every corner. Come early in the morning as the market wakes up, or at the end of the day when things calm down.
Kathmandu Durbar SquareThe old royal square and the living goddess 
SwayambhunathThe hilltop stupa, also called the Monkey Temple 
BoudhanathThe largest stupa in Nepal and a Tibetan neighbourhood 
PashupatinathNepal's holiest Hindu temple, on the Bagmati River 
ThamelThe lively traveller's quarter 
Narayanhiti Palace MuseumThe former royal palace, now a museum 
BudhanilkanthaVishnu asleep on the cosmic ocean