Estai chha Nepal..: February 2009

This is the palace where king Birendra lived for 28 years until June 1, 1001 when he was killed, along with his family members in a Royal Masaccre.

Some said "Garib deshko dhani raja (rich king of a poor country)" some said "buddhi puryaayeko bhaye yo sab aafnai hunthyo (it'd have remained his if he had been wise enough, hinting at former king Gyanendra shah) while some said "khaasai ta kehi rahinachha" (there's nothing something of great speciality) duriing my first visit to the palace museum.

The Royal Red Carpet

Naraynhiti Palace is converted to Narayaniti Palace Museum and now open to public. If you are a Nepali citizen and a student, just pay 20 bucks and see all that you ever imagined what could be inside a palace. If you are from SAARC region, pay 250 and if from outside, get a 500-ticekt and get in.

Two photographers fancy the ribbon, which when cut gave entry to the public to see the palace.

I personally, did not find anything out of the world kind of thing in the palace. It's anythig as a rich man's house. If you see the royal bedroom, perhaps you'd say---mine is better..

A Maoist CA member Vikshu Ananda does not miss an opportunity to be photographed on the red carpet.

However, what was interesting to see was the books the royal family used to read...there are books by Charles Dickens and Swami Vivekananda; books like World's Great Events, and History of the Great War are in the book shelves..

Pick the odd one out--Er, Minister Kirati? What's the harm in wearing Daura Suruwal, people?

Who's smarter, appearance wise?

Everybody wants a pic, although it's against the rules to take cameras inside.

Ribbon photography again.

There is also the Tribhuvan Sadan where king Birendra's family was killed in a masaccre in 2001..however, the palace where the incident occured is demolished and construction for something else is takiing place..

well, go visit the palace yourself and know what we used to think of the palace and what it is like..