{"id":55,"date":"2007-12-31T13:39:32","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T13:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/places-between-kathmandu-and-pokhara-nepal\/"},"modified":"2007-12-31T13:39:32","modified_gmt":"2007-12-31T13:39:32","slug":"places-between-kathmandu-and-pokhara-nepal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/places-between-kathmandu-and-pokhara-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Places between Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people catch the bus between Kathmandu and
\nPokhara<\/a> without stopping, which is a shame as there a number of great places
\nto stop and stay.  The steep hills around the Prithvi Highway contain some
\nof the most important religious sites in Nepal, giving yourself a couple of days
\nto explore them can give your trip a unique edge.<\/p>\n

\n

Bandipur<\/h2>\n

Bandipur <\/strong>is a beautiful town and a
\nliving museum of Newari life and culture.  People here live centuries apart
\nfrom the rest of the country.  70% of the buildings are traditional Newari
\nhouses.  This is a great place to spend a night or two to experience real Newari culture and living.
\nThe area is sympathetic to the Maoist and there is no real trouble
\nhere. There are a number of cheap places to stay. Buses stop at Dumre,
\nwhich is nothing special, and jeeps take people to Bandipur. <\/p>\n

Manakamana Mandir<\/h2>\n

The Manakamana Mandir<\/strong> is one of the most
\nimportant temples in Nepal.  From the hamlet of Cheres an Austrian
\nengineered cable car sweeps up the steep hillside to the temple.  All buses
\nbetween Kathmandu and Pokhara pass the turn-off to the cable
\n car.<\/p>\n

Gorkha<\/h2>\n

Gorkha<\/strong> was the
\nbirthplace Prithvi Narayan Shah, conqueror of the Kathmandu Valley and founder
\nof modern Nepal.  It is now a major pilgrimage destination, particularly
\nfor Newars, who include the Shah kings (including the current one) as living
\nincarnations of Vishnu.  The main attraction is Gorkha Durbar, the former
\npalace of the Shahs.  Note:<\/strong>  the town is a target of
\n Maoist attacks, so check
\nthe situation well.  There a many daily buses to Pokhara and Kathmandu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most people catch the bus between Kathmandu and Pokhara without stopping, which is a shame as there a number of great places to stop and stay.  The steep hills around the Prithvi Highway contain some of the most important religious sites in Nepal, giving yourself a couple of days to explore them can give your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}