Bhaktapur certainly can’t compete with Kathmandu when it comes to restaurants, but you don’t have to worry about going hungry either. Don’t forget to try Bhaktapur’s famous snack: jujudhau – a type of cheese (yoghurt). Tourist restaurants usually serve this kind of food. In addition, you can also taste this delicacy in the small restaurant between Durbar Square and Navpokhu PokharI pool (pictures of cheese are posted outside), priced at Rs7 for a small cup and Rs60 for a large bowl.

Caf6 Nyatapola (Nyatapola Restaurant. 6610346. Fast food Rs150, set meals Rs450~550. Tea Rs55 per pot, 8am-7pm) is located on Taumadhl Square. The building where it is located was once a traditional Pagoda-style temple - Some of the roof pillars also have erotic designs carved into them. This restaurant is very narrow but in a great location. The meals are quite pricey, but a portion of the restaurant's operating profits will be donated to a local hospital.

Marco Polo Restaurant (Marco Polo Restaurant, main course RS70~120) is located in the corner of the square, close to the Nyatapola Temple. This restaurant is affordable and cheap, and it has long opening hours, staying open in the evenings after other tourist restaurants have closed. There is a small balcony in the restaurant, but the view is very limited.

Sunny Restaurant (Sunny Restaurant, main course Rsl40~200) This restaurant has two restaurants, one is located on the roof of the hotel of the same name, and the other is next door to the hotel. Both restaurants overlook the square. terrace, but the price of the restaurant inside the hotel is 10 higher. The restaurant specializes in local specialties including Newari set menu and King cheese.

The Grand Bell Hotel near the Old Town Square on Tachupa Street is the most economical dining place in the city. You can have a meal of sweet and sour vegetables and rice for RS50. Newa Chhen Restaurant (Iachupa ITole, snacks Rs30~70) This restaurant is located in a creaking old house and sells local snacks. The restaurant itself is unremarkable, but sitting at a single table in the corner offers an excellent view of Tachupa Street and Old Town Square. Come early to get a good spot. If you are on a tight budget, you can go to a simple fried dumpling snack shop. The food in this kind of restaurant is not of high quality, but the fried dumplings taste good, and you can fill your stomach for just a few cents. More and more tourists are choosing to stay overnight in Bhaktapur. There are plenty of mysterious attractions, no motorcycles roaring by, and no air pollution. After nightfall, all the short-haul tourists from Kathmandu disappeared. You could stay here and wait until breakfast the next day before leaving. Most hotels don't have enough rooms (which are all small), so you'll likely have to look around a few before you find something suitable on your first night. Often, the location of a hotel and the surrounding views are far more valuable than the condition of the room itself. For the same price, the accommodation in Bhaktapur hotels is far inferior to that in Kathmandu. Single rooms are in short supply here.

Economy Hotel Pagoda Guest House (Pagoda Hotel, rooms without bathroom US$5-10. Rooms with bathroom US$15-25) This family-run hotel is warm and hospitable, just in Taumadhil. Northwest corner of the field. The hotel *** has six different rooms, which are very clean, but the room rates are exorbitantly high. Cheaper rooms have towels and hot water. The rooms upstairs are more expensive and have clean bathrooms and TVs. In addition, the hotel has an excellent rooftop restaurant, but the views from here are limited.

ShivaGuestHouse (Shiva Guest House, 6613912 without bathroom single/double/triple US$6/8/12, with bathroom single/double US$15/20, 20% discount from December to August of the following year) Located in Durbar Square, the corner room has a very wide view and overlooks the entire square, but the other rooms are a bit overpriced. There is a cozy restaurant on the first floor of the hotel (main dishes Rs 150-300).

Golden Gate Guest House (Golden Gate Hotel, 6610534, single/double room without bathroom Rs200/300, single/double room with bathroom Rs400/700, deluxe room without/with bathroom Rs1300/1500) through Durbar Square The hotel is accessible via a passage or a path between Durbar Square and Taumadlli Square. The rooms here are not stylish but generally clean and some have balconies. The deluxe rooms on the top floor are in the best condition. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery from the rooftop of the hotel, and there is also a good restaurant downstairs. One of the windows in the restaurant is 400 years old, with exquisite carvings and paintings.

Big Bell Guest House (Big Bell Hotel, 6611675. Rooms without bathroom Rs300-400) is run by a family, warm and hospitable, full of modernity, and cheap. Just a stone's throw from the Old Town Square on Tachupa Street. The floors here are very solid and don't squeak, and the bathrooms are average but clean. The best rooms overlook the small garden restaurant.

KhwopaGuestHouse (6614661, single Rs350, double Rs450-500) This hotel is well run, cheap and close to TaIamadhi Square. But the ceiling in the room is very low, and there is no view of the surrounding scenery. It feels a bit like a dwarf's lair. The rooms upstairs are quieter.

158 SiddhiLaxmiGuestHouse (6612500; room Rs250~600, suite Rsl050; in the courtyard of TilMahadevNarayan Temple) This small hotel has only five rooms and is hidden in the most exquisite courtyard of Bhaktapur. This is also its most unique place. The large suite on the top floor is very nice, but the stairs are a bit steep. The rooms on the middle floors have a private balcony and are good value for money. The mattresses in the rooms on the first floor are extremely thin and the bathrooms are very small.

Mid-range hotel

BhadgaonGuestHouse (6610488. Taumadhi Tole. Single/double US$15/20) This hotel is a good place to stay. There is a lovely lounge downstairs, and standing on the roof of the hotel not only overlooks Taumadhi Square, but also the spectacular view of the Taulandang Himalayas in the distance. The hotel rooms are clean and comfortable but vary in size; guests compete for top-floor double rooms with private balconies. The rooftop restaurant is popular and reasonably priced. This hotel has a new branch (2133124) opposite the square. It has nine rooms in good condition. You can see the east view through the beautifully carved wooden windows. But there are no restaurants here.

PahanChhenGuestHouse (6612887, single Rs500-700, double Rs800-1000) is located in the northeast corner of Taumadhi Square. The room is warm and comfortable, and the bathroom is very clean, but the area is a bit small (especially the bathroom in the single room) ). Standing on the roof you can see a very charming view.

SunnyGuestHouse (Sunshine Hotel, rooms Rs700-1200, suite Rs2000) is next door to PahanChhen Hotel, and the situation between the two is similar. There are only six rooms here. Taumadhi Square is best viewed from the front room. The rooms in the hotel are very chic, with pastel colors and intricately carved patterns on the lattice windows, but the bathrooms are small. The suite has a very ornate wood-carved window with seats in front of it. There is also a terrace casual restaurant on site.

UniqueGuestHouse (Unique Guest House, 611575: US$10/15 for single/double) This small hotel is located on the fourth floor of an old building in the Old Town Square on Tachupa Street and has only four rooms. The ceiling in the house is low and the floor creaks constantly, giving people a somewhat claustrophobic feeling.

It is the only hotel in the area. If you are tall, it may be very uncomfortable to live here. Flying kites in Kathmandu Valley

People who come to Kathmandu Valley around Eid al-Adha in autumn can deeply feel the local people’s love for flying kites - on the roof. Children can be seen flying kites everywhere in the streets, wilderness and parks. To the uninitiated, the children appear to be just flying kites. But the reality is far from that. It's a kite battle, with people trying to cut the strings of their opponents' kites in order to shoot down their kites.

The way to protect yourself from string breakage and make your kite a deadly weapon is to arm your kite string. In the past, people usually made their own kite strings. Everyone had a secret recipe, usually mixed with broken glass, metal or resin. The goal is to make the kite string sharp enough without damaging the wooden spool. Nowadays, people buy ready-made kite strings, which cost RS40 for 1000 meters. The most expensive ones are specially treated kite strings imported from India, which cost RS25 per meter.

Another danger that is difficult to guard against is mandali. The attacker ties a rock to a string and throws it at a low-flying kite. The goal is to snag your kite string and pull the kite down and keep it for himself. Paper kites may seem simple, but they are very flexible. A kind of kite called Lucknow (Indian city, capital of Uttar Pradesh - Editor's Note) is the most popular. The price of a kite starts at Rs5 and is generally around Rs50. Good places to buy kites are Asan Street and Bhotahiti in the old town of Kathmandu. Bhaktapur is famous for its pottery and wood carvings. Shops and stalls geared toward tourists are clustered around the Old Town Square on Tachupa Street.

Wood Carvings and Puppetry Bhaktapur enjoys a high reputation for its wood carvings, and excellent wood carving handicrafts can be found at the stalls around the Old Town Square on Tachoupa Street and in the alleys next to Pujari Math. The most common are replicas of the peacock window or the mask of Bhairab, the god of terror. Of the thousands of puppets sold across the valley, some of the best are produced in Bhaktapur and its neighboring Himmi.

Paper Crafts

Handmade paper, cards, photo albums and other paper products can be purchased throughout the city. Among them, ThePeacockshop (6610820, 9am-6pm, closed on Saturdays) is very good. It is located in an alley next to PujariMath, near the peacock window. You can visit the workshop here and observe paper making including flattening, drying, cutting and printing. Plus, you can see how people use raw daphne (lokta) to make paper. Bicycles

On the Aniko Highway, the main road to Bhaktapur, there are many buses, cars and trucks whizzing by, and the roar is endless, so it is best to choose

A parallel road leads to Bhaktapur via the northern end of Shimi. Try to avoid rush hours. Buses, minibuses and taxis: There is a platform southwest of the Navpokhu Pokhari pool in Bhaktapur. Minibuses to and from Kathmandu stop here. It is very close to Durbar Square and within walking distance. The last train back to Kathmandu leaves at approximately 6:45 pm. Because the local bus stops in Ximi, the express bus is the best choice. A one-way taxi ride from Kathmandu to Bhaktapur costs around Rs350. Buses to Nagarkot (Rsl5, 1 hour journey) usually depart from the northeast corner of the city. Buses to the Changunarayan Temple (Rs 8, 30 minutes' drive) depart from the intersection in the north of the city that intersects with the road leading to Changunarayan, with an interval of about 30 minutes. If you want to go to Dhulikhel, you must walk 10 minutes to the Ani Highway (via Potters Square and RamGhat riverside stone steps), where you can take a bus from Kathmandu passing through here (but it is possible fully loaded).