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icb7620:05 UTC14 Sep 2007

So where does one go to enjoy the night life and meet travelers in Kathmandu? Any ideas???

stilltrekkin21:10 UTC14 Sep 2007

Night life in Kathmandu is not a huge scene but most of what is happening is right in the Thamel area - restaurants, bars, etc. and it wraps up relatively early compared to many parts of the world. But they rock - loudly if nothing else - while they are in session. Several have live music. All the 5-star hotels in town have Casinos if you are into that scene. Ex-pat community sponsors various musical concerts from time to time in the National Permforming Arts Centre and elsewhere. There a a couple of theatres that show English movies and many with Hindi movies. The closest theatre to the Thamel area is not far from the Royal Palace - called Jai Nepal. It has an English language movie on a fairly regular basis. There are several good Nepali restaurants interesting cultural programs. My favourite is Bojan Ghria - good food and enjoyable entertainment in an old, renovated Rana Palace cum restaurant.
Many Nepali people work at least 6 days out of seven - many of them 10 and 12 hour days - so they retire early and are up with the sun. That schedule doesn't encourage a lot of play time and accounts for why they make up for lost time on Festival Days!

into-thin-air02:08 UTC15 Sep 2007

You will probably meet up with fellow travellers at your hotel, Sometimes even before as you are often met at the airport by rather persuasive people who talk you into staying at their hotel, even though you might have a perfectly god plan of your own ;-)
The Garden at Pilgrims Guest House is a good place to start
I have also written up a few more ideas in the tips section of
My Nepal Pages
It might be worthwhile you reading
If you have questions then please feel free to email me
Happy Travels
Rob

yomenendez04:31 UTC15 Sep 2007

Just returned from Kathmandu...not a problem...good bars..some great music...spent the night at the RED Planet..nice budget hotel..at the end of the street was playing THE Himalaya Blues Festival with J L Stiles..they played at five venues that week...plenty of the same if you read the papers...

YoAdrian
Never Retire...Work Hard...Travel Well

zenking05:32 UTC16 Sep 2007

Thamel..... just walk around you can just follow the noise from establishment to establishment :)

ampr1150gs16:38 UTC16 Sep 2007

Tom and Jerry's in Thamel is a good place to start.

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icb7620:05 UTC14 Sep 2007	So where does one go to enjoy the night life and meet travelers in Kathmandu? Any ideas???
stilltrekkin21:10 UTC14 Sep 2007	Night life in Kathmandu is not a huge scene but most of what is happening is right in the Thamel area - restaurants, bars, etc. and it wraps up relatively early compared to many parts of the world. But they rock - loudly if nothing else - while they are in session. Several have live music. All the 5-star hotels in town have Casinos if you are into that scene. Ex-pat community sponsors various musical concerts from time to time in the National Permforming Arts Centre and elsewhere. There a a couple of theatres that show English movies and many with Hindi movies. The closest theatre to the Thamel area is not far from the Royal Palace - called Jai Nepal. It has an English language movie on a fairly regular basis. There are several good Nepali restaurants interesting cultural programs. My favourite is Bojan Ghria - good food and enjoyable entertainment in an old, renovated Rana Palace cum restaurant. Many Nepali people work at least 6 days out of seven - many of them 10 and 12 hour days - so they retire early and are up with the sun. That schedule doesn't encourage a lot of play time and accounts for why they make up for lost time on Festival Days!	1
into-thin-air02:08 UTC15 Sep 2007	You will probably meet up with fellow travellers at your hotel, Sometimes even before as you are often met at the airport by rather persuasive people who talk you into staying at their hotel, even though you might have a perfectly god plan of your own ;-) The Garden at Pilgrims Guest House is a good place to start I have also written up a few more ideas in the tips section of My Nepal Pages It might be worthwhile you reading If you have questions then please feel free to email me Happy Travels Rob	2
yomenendez04:31 UTC15 Sep 2007	Just returned from Kathmandu...not a problem...good bars..some great music...spent the night at the RED Planet..nice budget hotel..at the end of the street was playing THE Himalaya Blues Festival with J L Stiles..they played at five venues that week...plenty of the same if you read the papers... YoAdrian Never Retire...Work Hard...Travel Well	3
zenking05:32 UTC16 Sep 2007	Thamel..... just walk around you can just follow the noise from establishment to establishment :)	4
ampr1150gs16:38 UTC16 Sep 2007	Tom and Jerry's in Thamel is a good place to start.	5

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