Archive for the ‘Valley Do's’ Category
The best a man can get
As an autonome of sorts, I sometimes miss being pampered. Or, at the risk of sounding like a Britisher who defends the miserly quota of sunshine allocated to him in the Isles with a righteous “it’s no fun if the sun’s always on”, I’d concur that familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration. I know [...]
Hungry Eye – Kaiser Cafe, Thamel
It was Friday night, but early as we were, we had Dwarika’s Kaiser Café Restaurant & Bar almost wholly to ourselves. All the better to admire the simple, tastefully done two-storey building comprising outdoor and indoor seating.
We were quickly ushered inside, installed next to a gas heater, furnished with menus, and left to admire the [...]
Kicking Kirtipur
It would appear that Kirtipur, the small town south-west of Kathmandu, has finally hit the big time. First it was the success of the community-run Newa Lahana that drew youth on motorbikes; then a series of festivals staged in the surrounds of the restaurant; and now it’s the five-day Kirtipur Mahotsav, the 2011 edition of [...]
A little light music
My first thought as I sidled into the Nepal Army Auditorium was, ‘this place is surely more suited to Pakistani pop than French jazz’. Or was it Pakistani pop that went better with the middle-aged, middle class martial décor of the place, complete with huge, clumsy murals of stupas and temples on both sides, crossed [...]
Mismas Moksh
Finally, a bar that lives up to its name. Moksh has always been a notch or two clear of what tired Thamel has to offer, and has long been a favourite of the Patan crowd. Nepalis and expats congregate gregariously on busy Tuesdays and weekends as well as on the quieter, smokier nights, in the [...]
