Royal Palace Museum, Kathmandu
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
January 25, 2020 7:50am CST
We were looking forward to going through the Royal Palace Museum in Kathmandu but when we got there, we were told no cameras were allowed. Cameras, phones and backpacks were put in a locker. We were frisked very thoroughly before being allowed into the grounds and again before coming out of the palace.
As palaces go, I guess it was a bit disappointing. It needed a good dusting and quite a bit of maintenance but it was still very interesting. There were tiger-head rugs on the floor and heads of big game on some of the walls. There was none of the opulence associated with European castles. We also saw the billiard room where the Crown Prince ran amok with a rifle, wiping out twelve members of the royal family and wounding others, thus changing the history of Nepal with his actions. You can see bullet holes in the outside walls, where he chased his mother and brother (I think) before killing them, then turning the gun on himself.
Vince’s phone said we did only 5,000 steps but we didn’t have the phone on us when we walked through the Royal Palace Museum so I’m saying that would have added quite a few more.
The photo is from the Garden of Dreams which is next door to the Palace and where we were allowed to take photos.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
26 Jan 20
@LadyDuck Half of the books of the British aristocracy were French books up to the beginning of the 19th C, and it was not because they had not printers, but a way to show how cultured they were
. I suppose that the Nepalese royal family adopted the language of the dominant colonial power in the area for a similar motive.
. I suppose that the Nepalese royal family adopted the language of the dominant colonial power in the area for a similar motive.2 people like this
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
25 Jan 20
May be they need more funds to maintain the museum in a better way.
It looks as if just yesterday we used to see the pictures of the Nepalese monarchs!
You would have seen many Indian tourists as well!
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
26 Jan 20
@JudyEv
Greed and corruption are holding it back.
I know this because similar behavior among many folks in India that hold backs growth and development.
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@garymarsh6 (24013)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan 20
It is such a shame you can not take your camera's in there. It was terribly sad when the Crown Prince took out his family like that! I am sure you must have done at least a 1000 more steps!
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@garymarsh6 (24013)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan 20
@JudyEv Yes it was an horrific thing and all because his family thought that the person he wanted to marry was beneath him.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
25 Jan 20
Ohk... not all places around maintain these points well
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jan 20
@amitkokiladitya We live in Western Australia. We are in Kathmandu for a wedding.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
26 Jan 20
@JudyEv yes....this clearly appears from your pictures. Where do you actually live?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jan 20
It's shame if they are not able to keep a tourist place maintained. But a developing country always runs short of funds.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Jan 20
@JudyEv You are right. Many of our neighborhood countries are poor and struggle with economy. India is better among them but still has a lot of issues.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Jan 20
A palace by any other name! i assume it is very old, right?
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 20
@DocAndersen They are totally different to Western palaces. Or so it seems to me.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
26 Jan 20
@JudyEv the original royal palace in Bangkok is an amazing place to visit! There are many also in India that are just incredible.
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@happylife1 (13403)
• Karachi, Pakistan
25 Jan 20
Yes i love shch historical places
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jan 20
It is fascinating to learn about what happened in the past.
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
26 Jan 20
It's a bummer to when you get some place you were excited to see and that say "No cameras". That garden is pretty though.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jan 20
It was a bit of a shame that we couldn't take photos. Some things are hard to explain and mean little just with words.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Feb 20
I think they take better care of it now but they don't seem to dust too often.
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
7 Feb 20
oh, i'd not take to that friskin' schtuff. kinda glad though they don't 'llow cameras'n such 'nside, sorta adds a bit more mystery i reckon. that'n some thingies 're jest to be witnessed 1st hand.
how awful that such brutality took place'n those grounds.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb 20
It was quite bizarre at the time. He killed off just about the whole royal family.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jan 20
I would like to visit that.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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25 Jan 20
Some interesting history there. Impressive structure 
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