Wow! What a great first day I had in Nepal!
Today, was a feast for the eyes. I took so many photos that I exhausted nearly 3 camera batteries so I'm only going to post up a few snapshots for now to try and give you a sense of what I saw - will post up more when I get home.
Here, every city has a Durbar Square that is essentially the heart of the city and it is chock full of temples - so many that after a while you get dizzy trying to soak it all in! As places of worship, temples here are adorned with fine artwork - both inside and out. I started my day in Patan's Durbar Square and the first thing that strikes you when you enter the Square is the architectural beauty of the temples.
There's wood carving everywhere - even in the pillars that hold up temple roofs.
....and bells, large and small adorn the outsides of temples and homes.