365 steps to rise to the stupa above Kathmandu ... and we cheated and took the back door
We had thought we'd climb the steps but I guess our guide wasn't too keen as he didn't give us the choice. The views from the top were were phenomenal, both of the stupa and temple and the surrounding Kathmandu valley.
The surrounding valley spread out below us and made us believe that the valley really could have grown from a single lotus flower rising from a primordial lake. The magnificence of the stupa behind us, the mountains on the horizon and the green valley spread below us made this a memorable place.
The temple is also known as the monkey temple ... the monkeys certainly seemed to think it was their temple:
Next stop stunning views of Mount Everest ...
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