Growing up in Bhaktapur means visiting Bhaktapur Durbar Square whenever you have some free time. And even though I’ve been to this place very often for more than a decade now, its majestic vibe never fails to soothe me and fill me with a sense of peace.
There are just so many things happening within the Durbar Square that catches different individual’s interest. I personally enjoy looking at and analyzing the architecture and designs of the old houses and buildings. You will also see a number of potters arranging the pots they made the previous day out in the open space – if you visit the Durbar Square early in the morning – to let the sun dry them out.
Longing for homemade food
And it isn’t just us Nepalis who appreciate the beauty of Bhaktapur Durbar Square. On any given day, you’ll see at least a few groups of tourists looking around in fascination, and clicking pictures of almost everything around them. Some potters even let interested tourists try their hand at the pottery wheel.
If you have been to Bhaktapur Durbar Square in the past couple of years, you might have noticed the absence of a number of monuments, temples and buildings that earlier used to make the area come alive culturally. A lot of these monuments are currently being rebuilt. And while it saddens me to see the structures I grew up playing around in ruins, I can only hope the monuments are reconstructed soon. I want everyone who visits our country next year – during “Visit Nepal 2020” – to view Bhaktapur Durbar Square in its full glory, and I also want to be able to enjoy it as much as I did before the earthquake.
