Day hike from Nagarkot to Changu Narayan

在加德滿都市區到處逛了幾天後，又想再去行山。Kathmandu valley有很多風景優美的路線，我們找了一條由Nagarkot去Changu Narayan的路線，沿途經過村莊、田園和松樹林，大約行12KM到達Changu Narayan。

The tower on the hilltop of Nargakot

We started our trek after a mid morning coffee in a village in Nagarkot

The farmlands in Kathmandu Valley

A house in the village on our way

A small temple in the village

Rice wine cooked by the people in the village where we passed by

Wine is kept in buckets for fermentation

Passed by a stupa

A school in the village

Marijuna growing in this village

Passed by a Hindu temple on our way to Changu Narayan

Lingam

This lady stays in the temple for meditation

Beautiful sceanary

View of Kathmandu Valley

Changu Narayan是一間古老的印度教神廟，在Changu的山頂上，建於4世紀，供奉Narayan (Lord Vishnu的其中一個化身)，是尼泊爾最古老的印度教神廟，已被列為世界遺產。神廟高兩層，頂上鋪上金箔，樓身有很多木刻，廟前放了一些石像。

神廟有一個很大的庭園，經歷過三年前的地震後很多石像也倒塌了，正在進行復修，但仍然有很多信徒帶著祭品來朝拜。每當他們獻上食物，便會聽到響亮的鐘聲。

The second half of the trail passes through a pine forest

Villagers walking their sheep

Oct 10 to 19 is the most important Nepali festival – Dashain. Large swings “Linge ping” are set up for in the villages

Traditional swing made of bamboo and rope are set up for the Dashain celebration

Arrived Changu

Entrance to Changu village

Local seller of masks

Lingam