ʻO ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu kahi ʻāina i piha i ka mōʻaukala, ka moʻomeheu, a me ka ʻuhane, e hāʻawi ana i kahi plethora o nā wahi hoʻoilina a me nā mea hoihoi e hoʻohauʻoli i nā malihini. ʻAʻole wale kēia mau kahua e hōʻike i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai o ke awāwa akā hāʻawi pū kekahi i nā ʻike i nā kuʻuna hoʻomana a me nā hana noʻeau i ulu ma ʻaneʻi no nā kenekulia.
ʻO ke awāwa ka home o ʻehiku UNESCO World Heritage Site, kahi i loaʻa nā luakini kahiko, nā hale aliʻi, a me nā pā hale i lilo i puʻuwai o ka nohona moʻomeheu a me ka hoʻomana o Kathmandu. ʻAʻole kēia mau kahua hoʻomanaʻo wale nō akā he mau wahi hoʻoilina e hoʻomaʻamaʻa mau ʻia ai nā kuʻuna, a mālama ʻia nā ʻahaʻaina me ka ʻoliʻoli nui.
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Durbar Square ʻO ia kekahi o nā ʻekolu Durbar Squares ma ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu a me kahi UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aia i loko o ka puʻu o ke kūlanakauhale, ua lilo ia i hale noho aliʻi no nā aliʻi Malla a ma hope aku nā aliʻi Shah o Nepal. Ua hoʻopuniʻia ka'āpana e nā luakini paʻakikī, nā heiau, a me nā pā hale, e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻoilina waiwai waiwai o ke kaiāulu Newar. ʻO nā mea nui e pili ana i ka luakini ʻo Taleju, ʻo Kumari Ghar (ka home o ke akua wahine ola ʻo Kumari), a me ka Kasthamandap, kahi hale lāʻau i manaʻoʻiʻo ʻia ua hāʻawi iā Kathmandu i kona inoa. ʻOiai ka pōʻino mai ka ōlaʻi 2015, noho mau ʻo Kathmandu Durbar Square i mea koʻikoʻi o ka mōʻaukala a me ka moʻomeheu moʻomeheu.
Swayambhunath (Lukini Monkey)
ʻO Swayambhunath, i kapa ʻia ʻo ka luakini ʻo Monkey, he hale hoʻomana kahiko e kū ana ma luna o kahi puʻu ma ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu. ʻO kēia UNESCO World Heritage Site he kahua pilikino koʻikoʻi no ka poʻe Buddhist, ʻoiai he mea nui ia no nā Hindu. ʻO ka stupa, i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me kahi spire gula a hoʻonani ʻia me nā maka ʻike āpau o Buddha, hāʻawi i nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic o Kathmandu. Hoʻopuni ʻia ka stupa i nā wahi hoʻāno like ʻole, nā luakini, a me nā monasteries, me nā haneli o nā monkey e hoʻohui i ka nani o ka pūnaewele. Wahi a ka moʻolelo o Swayambhunath, ua hana ʻia ia mai kahi pua lotus i mohala ma waenakonu o kahi loko i uhi ʻia i ke awāwa.
Luakini ʻo Pashupatinath
ʻO ka luakini ʻo Pashupatinath ka luakini Hindu kapu loa ma Nepal a ʻo kekahi o nā luakini Shiva koʻikoʻi ma ka honua. Aia ma kapa o ka muliwai Bagmati, kēia UNESCO World Heritage Site he wahi paʻapū o nā heiau, nā luakini, a me nā lehu. ʻO ka luakini nui he hale pagoda-style me kahi hale gilded a me nā puka kālā i kālai ʻia. ʻO nā Hindu wale nō i ʻae ʻia i loko o ka luakini nui, akā hiki i nā non-Hindus ke ʻimi i nā wahi a puni a nānā i nā hana o kēlā me kēia lā a me nā hana kuni ahi ma nā ghats. Hoʻoikaika nui ka luakini i ka wā o ka ʻahaʻaina Maha Shivaratri i ka wā e ʻākoakoa ai nā tausani o ka poʻe haipule e hoʻomana iā Lord Shiva.
ʻO Boudhanath stupa
ʻO Boudhanath Stupa, kekahi o nā stupas nui loa ma ka honua, he kahua koʻikoʻi no ka Buddhism Tibet a me kahi UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aia ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau hikina o Kathmandu, ʻo Boudhanath kahi kikowaena no ka moʻomeheu Tibet ma Nepal. Hoʻopili ʻia ka stupa ʻano mandala nui me kahi spire gula a me nā maka ʻike āpau o Buddha, e hōʻike ana i ka ʻike a me ke aloha. He nui nā monasteries a puni ka stupa, nā hale kūʻai, a me nā cafe, e hana ana i kahi lewa ola. Hele like ka poʻe malihini a me ka poʻe malihini i ka uaki a puni ka stupa, e wili ana i nā huila pule a hāʻawi i nā pule, e hoʻolilo iā Boudhanath i kahi kikowaena uhane ʻoluʻolu.
luakini ʻo Budhanilkantha
ʻO ka luakini ʻo Budhanilkantha he luakini Hindu aia ma ke kumu o ka Puʻu Shivapuri, ma kahi o 8 mau kilomita mai Kathmandu. Kaulana ʻia ka luakini no kona kiʻi nui e hoʻomoe ana o ka Haku Vishnu, i kālai ʻia mai kahi poloka basalt ʻeleʻele. ʻO ke kiʻi, he 5 mau mika ka lōʻihi, e hōʻike ana iā Vishnu e moe ana ma luna o nā ʻōwili o ka nahesa honua, ʻo Shesha, me kona mau wāwae keʻa a kau nā lima ma kona umauma. Aia ke kiʻi i waenakonu o kahi loko iʻa, e hōʻailona ana i ka moana kosmiko. He kahua haipule kaulana ʻo Budhanilkantha, ʻoi aku hoʻi i ka wā o ka ʻahaʻaina Haribodhini Ekadashi, i ka wā e kipa aku ai nā tausani o ka poʻe haipule i ka luakini e mahalo.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
ʻO Bhaktapur Durbar Square kahi hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o Newar architecture a me ka hoʻolālā kūlanakauhale, aia ma ka puʻu o ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Bhaktapur. ʻO kēia UNESCO World Heritage Site i lilo i hale aliʻi no nā aliʻi Malla o Bhaktapur a ua hoʻopuni ʻia e nā luakini paʻakikī, nā pā hale, a me nā hale kuʻuna. ʻO nā hale kaulana ʻo 55-Window Palace, Vatsala Temple, a me Nyatapola Temple, ʻo ia ka pagoda kiʻekiʻe loa ma Nepal. ʻIke ʻia ka square no kāna hana lāʻau kiʻi, kiʻi kiʻi pōhaku, a me ka ipu lepo, e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai o Bhaktapur. Ua mālama ka square i kona lewa waena, e hāʻawi ana i nā malihini i kahi ʻike i ka wā kahiko o ke kūlanakauhale.
Patan Durbar Square
ʻO Patan Durbar Square, aia ma ke kikowaena o ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Lalitpur, ʻo ia kahi UNESCO World Heritage Site e hōʻike ana i ka hanohano o ka hale kiʻi o Newar civilization. ʻO ka pā hale ka hale aliʻi kahiko o nā mōʻī Malla o Patan a ua hoʻopuni ʻia e nā luakini he nui, nā heiau, a me nā kiʻi. ʻO ka Krishna Mandir, i kūkulu ʻia i ka pōhaku a hoʻolaʻa ʻia no ka Haku Krishna, ʻo ia kekahi o nā luakini koʻikoʻi ma ke kahua. Hōʻike pū ka square i ka Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, kahi monastery Buddhist i ʻike ʻia no kona alo gula, a me ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike ʻo Patan, kahi e waiho ai i kahi hōʻiliʻili nui o nā mea waiwai e pili ana i ka mōʻaukala a me ka moʻomeheu Nepalese.
ʻO ka luakini ʻo Changu Narayan
ʻO ka luakini ʻo Changu Narayan ka luakini Hindu kahiko loa ma ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu a me kahi UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aia ma kahi puʻu kokoke i Bhaktapur, ua hoʻolaʻa ʻia ka luakini iā Lord Vishnu a ʻike ʻia no kāna mau pōhaku nani a me nā kālai lāʻau. Aia i loko o ka luakini kekahi hale pule nui, kekahi mau hale pule liʻiliʻi, a me kahi pā hale i hoʻopuni ʻia e nā pou a me nā kiʻi i kālai ʻia. ʻO ka hale pagoda-style ʻelua he mea nui o ka hoʻolālā kuʻuna Newar, a ʻo nā wahi a puni e hāʻawi i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o ke awāwa a me ka Himalayas. ʻO ka luakini hoʻi ka home o kekahi mau palapala kahiko a me nā kiʻi kiʻi, ʻo kekahi mai ka makahiki 4th.
Monastery Kopan
ʻO Kopan Monastery kahi hale mōneka Tibetan Buddhist aia ma kahi puʻu e kū pono ana i ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu. Ua hoʻokumu ʻia e Lama Thubten Yeshe a me Lama Zopa Rinpoche, a ua lilo ia i kikowaena nui no ka hoʻonaʻauao Buddhist a me ka noʻonoʻo ʻana. Hāʻawi ka monastery i nā papa a me ka hoʻi ʻana ma ka Buddhism, e ʻimi ana i nā haumāna a me nā loea mai nā wahi a puni o ka honua. ʻO ka maluhia a me nā hiʻohiʻona nani o ke awāwa e hoʻolilo ʻo Kopan Monastery i wahi kūpono no ka noʻonoʻo ʻana a me ka noʻonoʻo. Hiki i nā malihini ke ʻimi i ka pā o ka monastery, komo i nā pule pule, a aʻo e pili ana i ka Buddhism Tibet.
ʻO Sanga Mahadev Statue a me Shiva Temple
ʻO Sanga, aia ma kahi o 20 mau kilomita ma ka hikina o Kathmandu, kahi home o ke kiʻi kiʻekiʻe loa o ka honua ʻo Lord Shiva, i kapa ʻia ʻo Sanga Mahadev Statue. Ke kū nei ma 143 kapuaʻi, he ʻāina kaulana kēia kiʻi nui ma ia wahi a hoʻokipa i nā malihini a me nā mākaʻikaʻi. Aia ma kahi a puni kahi luakini Shiva kahi e hele mai ai ka poʻe haipule e pule. Ua ʻike ʻia ke kahua no kona nani nani, me ke kiʻi i hoʻonohonoho ʻia i ke kua o nā puʻu ʻōwili a me nā mea uliuli. Hāʻawi ka wahi a puni ʻo Sanga i nā manawa hele wāwae a hāʻawi i nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic o ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu.
Kuʻu ʻia
Kuʻu ʻia He hale puʻu kaulana ia ma kahi o 32 mau kilomita ma ka hikina o Kathmandu, i ʻike ʻia no kāna mau hiʻohiʻona nani o ka Himalayas, me ka mauna ʻo Everest i nā lā māmā. Ma kahi kiʻekiʻe o 2,175 mau mika, hāʻawi ʻo Nagarkot i kahi pakele mālie mai ka hustle a me ka haʻalulu o ke kūlanakauhale. Kaulana ia wahi i ka hikina a me ka napoo ʻana o ka lā, e huki ana i nā malihini e hele mai e ʻike i ka loli ʻana o nā waihoʻoluʻu o nā mauna. ʻO Nagarkot kekahi ʻīpuka no nā ala hele wāwae, me nā ala e hele ai i nā kauhale kokoke a ma waena o nā ululāʻau ulu. ʻO ke kaiapuni maluhia a me nā hiʻohiʻona nani e hoʻolilo iā Nagarkot i wahi punahele no nā mea aloha kūlohelohe a me nā mea paʻi kiʻi.
Dhulikhel
He kūlanakauhale nani ʻo Dhulikhel ma kahi o 30 mau kilomita ma ka hikina hema o Kathmandu, i ʻike ʻia no kāna mau hiʻohiʻona o ka Himalayas a me kāna hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai. He wahi koʻikoʻi ke kūlanakauhale ma ke ala kalepa kahiko ma waena o Kathmandu a me Tibet. Hoʻopiha ʻia ke kūlanakauhale kahiko o Dhulikhel i nā hale kuʻuna Newar, nā luakini, a me nā ala haʻiki, e hāʻawi ana i kahi ʻike i ke ʻano o ke ola kūloko. Ua ʻike ʻia ka wahi no kona mau ala hele wāwae, e hāʻawi ana i nā hiʻohiʻona nani o nā mauna a me nā ʻāina a puni. ʻO ka Namobuddha Monastery, aia ma kahi kokoke, kahi kahua pilikino koʻikoʻi a hoʻohui i ka ʻuhane o Dhulikhel.
Makeke o Asan
ʻO ka mākeke ʻo Asan kekahi o nā mākeke kahiko a ikaika loa ma Kathmandu, aia ma ka puʻu o ke kūlanakauhale. ʻO ka mākeke he wahi paʻa o ka hana, me nā ala haiki i piha i nā hale kūʻai e kūʻai aku ana i nā mea a pau mai nā mea ʻala, nā mea kanu, a me nā huaʻai i nā textiles, nā ipu, a me nā hana kuʻuna. Ua ʻike ʻia ʻo Asan no kona ʻano hoʻomana, me kekahi mau luakini liʻiliʻi a me nā hale pule i hoʻopuehu ʻia ma ka mākeke. He kikowaena kālepa koʻikoʻi ka mākeke no nā kenekulia a he wahi maikaʻi ia e ʻike ai i ke ola o kēlā me kēia lā o nā kamaʻāina o Kathmandu. ʻO ka lewa ola, nā hōʻikeʻoniʻoni, a me ka hui pū ʻana o nā mea ʻala e lilo ai ʻo Asan Market i mea leʻaleʻa.
ʻO ka māla o nā moe
ʻO ka Garden of Dreams, aia ma ka ʻāina ʻo Thamel o Kathmandu, he māla neo-classical i hoʻolālā mua ʻia i ka makahiki 1920 e Field Marshal Kaiser Sumsher Rana. Ua hoʻihoʻi hou ʻia ka māla a i kēia manawa he oasis mālie i waenakonu o ke kūlanakauhale pahū. Hōʻike ka māla i nā pavilion i hoʻoulu ʻia e ʻEulopa, nā pūnāwai, pergolas, a me nā lau nahele maikaʻi ʻia, e hāʻawi ana i kahi hoʻomaha maluhia mai ka haunaele o Kathmandu. ʻO ka Garden of Dreams kahi home no ka cafe a me ka hale ʻaina, e lilo ia i wahi kaulana no nā kamaʻāina a me nā mākaʻikaʻi e hoʻomaha a hauʻoli i ke ʻano mālie. ʻO ka nani a me ka mālie o ka māla e lilo ia i wahi kūpono no kahi ahiahi mālie a i kahi ahiahi aloha.
Hale Hōʻikeʻike o Narayanhiti Palace
ʻO ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike ʻo Narayanhiti Palace, aia ma ka puʻu o Kathmandu, ʻo ia ka hale aliʻi o ka mōʻī Shah a ua lawelawe ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he hale noho o nā mōʻī o Nepal a hiki i ka wā i hoʻopau ʻia ai ke aupuni mōʻī ma 2008. Aia ka hale hōʻikeʻike i nā keʻena nui, nā lumi hoʻokipa, a me nā keʻena pilikino o ka ʻohana aliʻi, i mālama ʻia e like me ka wā e hoʻohana ʻia ana ka hale aliʻi. Hāʻawi ka hale hōʻikeʻike i ka ʻike e pili ana i nā hanana pōʻino o ka luku aliʻi 2001. Hōʻike ka hoʻolālā hale a me ka loko i ka hui ʻana o nā ʻano kuʻuna a me nā ʻano hou, e hāʻawi ana i nā ʻike i ka mōʻaukala hou o Nepal.
White Gumba (Seto Gumba) ma Ichangu Narayan
ʻO ka White Gumba, ka mea i kapa ʻia ʻo Seto Gumba, he monastery Buddhist Tibet aia ma kahi puʻu ma Ichangu Narayan, komohana o Kathmandu. Kaulana ʻia ka monastery no kona hoʻolālā keʻokeʻo, nā kiʻi kiʻi ʻoniʻoni, a me nā hiʻohiʻona kupanaha o ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu. ʻO ke kaiapuni mālie a me ka ʻuhane o ka monastery e lilo ia i wahi kaulana no ka noʻonoʻo ʻana a me ka noʻonoʻo. ʻO ka White Gumba kekahi wahi e aʻo ai, kahi e hāʻawi ʻia ai nā aʻo Buddhist i nā mōneka a me nā poʻe kamaʻāina. ʻO nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic mai ka monastery, i ka wā o ka puka ʻana o ka lā a me ka napoʻo ʻana o ka lā, he mea kupanaha ia, e lilo ia i wahi punahele no nā mea paʻi kiʻi a me nā mea aloha.
Pharping Monastery
ʻO Pharping, aia ma kahi o 19 mau kilomita ma ka hema o Kathmandu, kahi kahua pilikino koʻikoʻi no nā Buddhist Tibet. ʻO ka wahi kahi home o kekahi mau monasteries, me ka Pharping Monastery, kahi kikowaena koʻikoʻi no ka hoʻonaʻauao Buddhist a me ka noʻonoʻo ʻana. Hoʻopili pū ʻia ʻo Pharping me Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), ka mea i manaʻo ʻia ua noʻonoʻo ʻo ia i loko o nā ana ma mua o ka hele ʻana i Tibet. Hoʻopuni ʻia ka wahi e nā ululāʻau ulu a me nā puʻu, e hāʻawi ana i kahi noho maluhia no ka hana ʻuhane. ʻO nā monasteries a me nā ana kapu ma Pharping e huki i nā malihini a me nā mākaʻikaʻi, e hāʻawi ana i kahi manaʻo hohonu o ka maluhia a me ka ikaika ʻuhane.
Makeke Thamel
ʻO Thamel ka wahi mākaʻikaʻi o Kathmandu, i ʻike ʻia no kona lewa ola, nā alanui ākea, a me nā ʻano hale kūʻai like ʻole, nā hale ʻaina, a me nā hale ʻai. He wahi kaulana kēia wahi no ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi e kūʻai i nā mea hoʻomanaʻo, nā mea hele wāwae, a me nā hana kuʻuna. Ua ʻike ʻia ʻo Thamel no kona ola pō, me nā pahu he nui, nā wahi mele ola, a me nā hōʻike moʻomeheu. Hoʻopiha ʻia nā alanui haiki o Thamel me nā hale kūʻai kuʻuna a me nā hale kūʻai hou, e hāʻawi ana i nā mea āpau mai nā mea nani a me nā pashmina i nā puke a me nā kiʻi. ʻOiai ʻo kāna hustle pāʻoihana, mālama ʻo Thamel i kahi hiʻohiʻona kūʻokoʻa, e hoʻolilo iā ia i wahi mākaʻikaʻi no nā huakaʻi ma Kathmandu.
Kakani
ʻO Kakani kahi puʻu e kū nei ma kahi o 23 mau kilomita ma ke komohana ʻākau o Kathmandu, i ʻike ʻia no kāna mau hiʻohiʻona nani o ka pae Himalayan a me ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu. Ma kahi kiʻekiʻe o 2,073 mika, hāʻawi ʻo Kakani i kahi hoʻomaha maluhia me kona ʻano anuanu a me ka nani nani. He mea kaulana ia wahi no ka pikiniki, ka holoholo pokole, a me ka noho ana i ka po, me na hale hookipa a me na homestay i loaa no na malihini. ʻIke ʻia ʻo Kakani no kāna mau mahiʻai strawberry, kahi e hiki ai i nā malihini ke ʻohi i nā strawberry hou i ka wā ʻohi. ʻO ke kaiapuni mālie, i hui pū ʻia me nā hiʻohiʻona nani o ka mauna, lilo ʻo Kakani i wahi punahele no ka poʻe aloha kūlohelohe a me ka poʻe e ʻimi nei i kahi pakele mālie mai ke kūlanakauhale.
Nagi Gumba
ʻO Nagi Gumba kahi hale pule Buddhist Tibet aia ma kahi puʻu o Shivapuri National Park, ma kahi o 20 mau kilomita ma ka ʻākau o Kathmandu. ʻO ka hale kuʻuna he home no kahi kaiāulu o nā nun e noho nei a hoʻomaʻamaʻa i kā lākou mau kuʻuna uhane ma ʻaneʻi. Hāʻawi ʻo Nagi Gumba i nā hiʻohiʻona nani o ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu a me nā puʻu e hoʻopuni ana, e hoʻomaha ai ia no ka noʻonoʻo ʻana a me ka noʻonoʻo. ʻO ka huakaʻi i Nagi Gumba e pili ana i kahi hike nani ma waena o ka paka aupuni, kahi e hiki ai i nā malihini ke hauʻoli i ka nani maoli a me ka maluhia o ka nahele. ʻO ka nunnery ponoʻī he wahi mālie a ʻuhane, e hāʻawi ana i kahi manaʻo hohonu o ka mālie a me ka pilina i ke ʻano.
ʻO Godavari Botanical Garden
ʻO ka Godavari Botanical Garden, aia ma kahi o 16 mau kilomita ma ka hikina hema o Kathmandu, he māla ulu a ākea e hōʻike ana i nā ʻano mea kanu like ʻole ma Nepal. Aia ka māla ma ke kumu o Phulchowki Hill, ka lae kiʻekiʻe loa ma ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu, a ʻike ʻia no kona ʻano biodiversity waiwai a me ka ʻāina nani. Hōʻike ka māla i nā ʻāpana like ʻole, me kahi māla pōhaku, kahi māla fern, a me kahi ʻāpana lāʻau lapaʻau, e lilo ia i kumu waiwai no ka poʻe botanist a me nā mea leʻaleʻa kūlohelohe. ʻO ka Godavari Botanical Garden kekahi wahi kaulana no nā pīniki, nā hele wāwae, a me ka nānā manu, e hāʻawi ana i kahi pakele maluhia mai ke kaona o ke kūlanakauhale.
Chitlang
He kauhale nani ʻo Chitlang ma kahi o 27 mau kilomita ma ke komohana hema o Kathmandu, i ʻike ʻia no kona nani maoli a me kona hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai. Hoʻopuni ʻia ke kauhale e nā puʻu ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻōmaʻomaʻo, nā kula ʻāina, a me nā ululāʻau paʻa, e hāʻawi ana i kahi noho mālie no nā malihini. He moʻolelo lōʻihi ko Chitlang a he home ia no nā luakini kahiko, nā palapala pōhaku, a me nā hale kahiko o Newar. Ua ʻike ʻia ka wahi no kāna mahiʻai kūlohelohe a me ka hana ʻana i ka cheese kao, hiki i nā malihini ke ʻike i ko lākou noho ʻana. He huakaʻi maikaʻi loa ʻo Chitlang no ka hele wāwae, ka ʻimi moʻomeheu, a me ka ʻike ʻana i ke ʻano o ka nohona kuaʻāina o Nepal.
Kaʻa Uea Chandragiri
ʻO ka Chandragiri Cable Car, Aia ma ka ʻaoʻao o Kathmandu, hāʻawi i kahi holo hauʻoli a hiki i ka piko o Chandragiri Hill, aia ma kahi kiʻekiʻe o 2,551 mika. Hāʻawi ka holo kaʻa kelepona i nā hiʻohiʻona nani o ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu a me nā mauna a puni, me ka Himalayas. Ma ka piko, hiki i nā malihini ke ʻimi i ka luakini ʻo Bhaleshwor Mahadev, i hoʻolaʻa ʻia iā Lord Shiva, a hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic o ke awāwa a me nā piko mamao. He hale ʻaina ka wahi, nā kahua nānā, a me nā wahi pikiniki, e lilo ia i wahi kaulana no nā kamaʻāina a me nā mākaʻikaʻi e ʻimi nei i kahi hui o ka hoʻokalakupua a me ka ʻuhane.
Indra Chowk
ʻO Indra Chowk kahi pākaha kaulana a kaulana i ka puʻuwai o Kathmandu, kokoke i ka mākeke ʻo Asan. Kapa ʻia ka square ma muli o ke akua Hindu ʻo Indra a he hale kūʻai nui a me ka moʻomeheu i ke kūlanakauhale. ʻIke ʻia ʻo Indra Chowk no kāna mākeke pahū, kahi e kūʻai aku ai nā mea kūʻai aku i nā ʻano waiwai like ʻole, me nā lole lole, nā mea nani, nā mea ʻala, a me nā hana kuʻuna. ʻO ka pāhaʻi kahi home o nā luakini liʻiliʻi a me nā hale pule, e hoʻohui ana i kona ʻano moʻomeheu. He wahi maikaʻi ʻo Indra Chowk e ʻike ai i ka lewa ola o ke kūlanakauhale kahiko o Kathmandu a e kūʻai aku ai i nā huahana kūloko kū hoʻokahi.
luakini ʻo Dakshinkali
ʻO ka luakini ʻo Dakshinkali kahi luakini Hindu mahalo ʻia ma kahi o 22 mau kilomita ma ka hema o Kathmandu, i hoʻolaʻa ʻia no ke akua wahine ʻo Kali. ʻIke ʻia ka luakini no kāna mau ʻālana holoholona, i hāʻawi ʻia e hōʻoluʻolu i ke akua wahine, ʻoiai i ka wā ʻo Dashain. Aia ka luakini ma kahi ʻano nani, i hoʻopuni ʻia e nā ululāʻau paʻapū a me nā puʻu, e lilo ia i wahi huakaʻi kaulana a me kahi wahi no nā mea aloha kūlohelohe. Hāʻawi ka wahi a puni ʻo Dakshinkali i nā ala hele wāwae a me nā wahi pīniki, e hāʻawi ana i kahi hoʻomaha maluhia mai ke kūlanakauhale. ʻO ka leʻaleʻa uhane a me ka nani maoli o ka luakini he wahi kū hoʻokahi a hoihoi.
Lake Taudaha
He loko liʻiliʻi ʻo Taudaha Lake aia ma ka ʻaoʻao o Kathmandu, kokoke i ke kauhale ʻo Chobar. Hoʻopuni ʻia ka loko i nā ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻōmaʻomaʻo a he home ia no nā ʻano iʻa like ʻole a me nā ʻano manu, e lilo ia i wahi kaulana no ka nānā manu a me ka hele ʻana i ke ʻano. Hoʻopili pū ʻia ʻo Taudaha me kahi moʻolelo kūloko e haʻi ana i kahi mōʻī nahesa i noho ma ka loko. ʻO ke kaiapuni maluhia a me ka nani nani o Taudaha e lilo ia i wahi huakaʻi maikaʻi loa no ka poʻe e ʻimi nei e pakele i ka hustle o ke kūlanakauhale. He nani loa ka loko i ka puka ʻana a me ka napoʻo ʻana o ka lā, e hāʻawi ana i kahi noho mālie no ka noʻonoʻo ʻana a me ka hoʻomaha.
Rato Gumba
ʻO Rato Gumba, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Druk Amitabha Mountain a i ʻole Seto Gumba, he monastery Buddhist Tibet aia ma kahi puʻu ma ke komohana o Kathmandu. ʻIke ʻia ka monastery no kona ʻano ʻulaʻula, nā kiʻi kiʻi nani, a me nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic o ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu. He wahi maluhia a ʻuhane ʻo Rato Gumba, e hāʻawi ana i kahi ʻano maluhia no ka noʻonoʻo ʻana a me ka noʻonoʻo. Hoʻopuni ʻia ka monastery e nā ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻōmaʻomaʻo a hāʻawi i nā hiʻohiʻona kupanaha o nā mauna a me ke awāwa ma lalo. Hiki i ka poʻe kipa iā Rato Gumba ke ʻimi i ka pā o ka monastery, komo i nā pule pule, a hauʻoli i ka lewa mālie e hoʻopuni ana ma ia wahi.
Hāʻawi kēlā me kēia o kēia mau pūnaewele a me nā mea hoʻokipa a puni ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu i kahi ʻike kūʻokoʻa, e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai, ka hohonu o ka ʻuhane, a me ka nani maoli o ka ʻāina. Inā makemake ʻoe i ka mōʻaukala, ka hoʻomana, ke ʻano, a i ʻole ka huakaʻi, loaʻa i ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu kahi mea e hāʻawi ai no kēlā me kēia huakaʻi.
Hāʻawi ʻia kēia mau wahi hoʻoilina a me nā mea hoihoi i kahi ʻāpana waiwai o nā ʻike, ka hui pū ʻana i ka mōʻaukala, ka ʻuhane, ke kiʻi, a me ke ʻano. He hōʻike lākou i ke koʻikoʻi moʻomeheu mau loa o ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu a me kāna kuleana ma ke ʻano he alahaka o nā lāhui kahiko a me nā hoʻomana. Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i nā luakini kahiko, e hele ana ma nā wahi mōʻaukala, a i ʻole e leʻaleʻa i ka maluhia o kahi monastery puʻu, hāʻawi ke awāwa ʻo Kathmandu i kahi huakaʻi i ka manawa a me ka moʻomeheu e waiwai a poina ʻole.
