Its museum day today. There are some museums over near the Monkey Temple within a long walking distance from the hotel. It’s hot now in Kathmandu and I follow google maps, which turns out to be wrong! It takes me more effort than intended. On one side of the road is an archaeology museum and on the other is a military museum. The archaeology museum is full of pieces representing Hindu and Buddhist cultures. There are many gods represented and my poor knowledge makes it difficult for me to understand.
The military museum paints a glorious view of Nepals fighting past but sadly excludes the parts that interest me. There is no mention of ‘the people’s war’ when the country was recently divided by the communist Maoists. This was a time when the leader was talking about fairness and equality for all, while accumulating wealth for himself – do as I say and not as I do. An army of people got caught up in his rhetoric that had Nepalese fighting against each other. The fighting stopped in about 2009 when the Maoist gained political representation and the leader became prime minister. But sadly his time was largely ineffective in progressing the lives of Nepalese.
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