Peaceful and Serene, Protected by the Gods | Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu

[Between Dust and Gods, Morning and Dusk] As one of the three kingdoms in the Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur is much quieter than Kathmandu and Patan. "Even if Nepal has nothing but Bhaktapur Square, it is worth flying halfway across the world to see it," said a British traveler nearly a century ago. The square is small, compact, and features a small and exquisite palace and various unique temples. If you choose a hotel in a good location, you can stroll through the empty square in the morning or sit on the rooftop terrace at dusk and look down. The snow-capped mountains in the distance are glowing gold, and Bhaktapur Square is already shrouded in the sunset.