We have drivers here in Kathmandu. I’ve a personal driver who takes us back and forth to work and motor pool drivers that take me to work events. Its a necessity really, not a luxury. I don’t think I could ever stand to drive here myself amid all the traffic mayhem or take the crowded, tiny micro buses that serve as public transportation. So I spend a lot of time in the back of a car, watching flashing images of people, places and things fly by the window. The surprising, the colourful, and the sometimes downright scary, make up for the monotony of traffic and the blare of omnipresent horns. Sometimes, I try to capture all of the craziness with my camera, but often soon as something interesting appears, it is gone. But, occasionally, I succeed and a little bit of the city is captured with my lens. Here’s a set of some of the better images, presented as close to realism as I can manage. Plug your ears!
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Wright Outta Nowhere 
You once again captured the dirty, dusty, colorful large personality of this country.Thank you for depicting it.
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Claudia
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So, has Kathmandu made it onto your bucket list? ;o)
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Wonderful! This reminded me so much of my arrival in and first glimpse of Kathmandu … the rubble, the tangles of wires, the dogs, the garbage, the dogs eating the garbage (!), but also a colorful, unique beauty, especially the people.
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Thanks. I tried to get it all in there! Its missing the exhaust fumes though ;o)
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What a great little skit that shows the colour … and the noise level !
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Thanks. I couldn’t decide if I wanted the volume so loud or not..but what could I do…I’m a realist!
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Total reality check for me. I kinda knew it would be like India, but this sure confirms it. I still would love to go there, and wish I had 40 years ago when it was on my mind then.
Alison
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Yes, it was a totally different place back then. Even now, when people compare it to India now, it’s considered “India Lite”…but compared to forty years ago, people who knew it back then find it recognizably ruined. So sad.
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Amazing! A somewhat crazier version of the streets of downtown Kingston, Jamaica!
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LOL… reminds me of my trip last November there, although not so noisy -perhaps I landed on holiday- and most of the time I walked around in the tourist spots except Thamel hahaha…. overall I like Nepal… pokhara is better (less quiet) hahaha….
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When you’re in a tourist bus it can be really noisy, but to get the real effect you have to walk on the ring road. Hopefully, you didn’t do that..!
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