I was looking at this pic...No doubt it is newroad.. but one thing I am confused about is that in front of that tall building (Peanuts) there used to be Bhoogol park... I see some shops n some boards on its chaat in this pic. Is that park no more??????Anyone knows anythign about it?

you roundabout ko bich ma raheko salik kun thalu ko ho?

jyapoo,

that statue is of Rana Prime minister Juddha Shamsher, he is credited for rebuilding of New road after 90 saal ko earth quake in kathmandu,
you do not know new road is also called Juddha Sadak / Naya Sadak also?

Thanks Veekas. I do know New Road being AKA Juddha Sadaak and Naya Sadak. Just did not realized that the statue was that of Juddhasamser JBR.

New Road ta Juddha Sadak bho. The other streets meeting at the roundabout are called Dharma Path (south), Shukra Path (West) and Ganga Path (north), interestingly, named after the martyrs who were killed under Juddha Sumsher's orders.

Yes, it is quite interesting the way the roads around that roundabouts are named after the martyers. did juddhasumser name thes streets? i doubt. i think the naming ceremony occured after judhharsumser died. Any thoughts on that?

MY KTM, looks great. Hey guys thats not Nepal Rastra Bank. Thats Nepal Bank. If ya all have other Dipawali pics, post it.

Peace out

New Road was constructed after the devastating nabbe saal ko bhuichaalo. I think it was simultaneously called New Road/Naya Sadak and Juddha Sadak since its' construction. I am pretty sure the other streets were named after 2007. Tara jasle uniharu lai maaryo, usaiko saalik sanga jodine sadak haru ma uniharu ko naam kina rakhiyo ta? That question never came in my mind until this thread was posted.

hehe..ani highfly finally made the correction on the bank ko naam. Ani dreamz 18 yrs teta baseko bhanne, ani Rastra Bank bhanidinay :)

Moneyminded, hehehe.,.. was giggling ke. Thank you for actually putting up the signs on the pic. It sure helps the non-residents. So the park is gone eh? Sad. My skool bus used to pass that park everday.Some memories bound with that place. Inevitable as it was, its always upsetting to find something you thought were permanent is gone for good.O well.

Gone with the wind...

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It sure appears that the Bhugol Park is gone. At least the Piple Boat is still there.

new road nai ho.
ma july ma yaha aaudaa, new road ko last darshan garna gayeko thiye. park sark bhatkayera, tyaha sano sano temporary stalls haru rakhyaa chhaa. salik new road gate tira farkeko chha. picture, aagaan sweets bhayeko building ko chat bata liyeko ho. aagaadi ko building madhyee, left ko nepal bank ho. right ko peanuts ho. peanuts ko top floor ma revolving tower restaurant chhaa, that revolves 360 derees in one hour. chiya order garera basda aagaadi bishal bazaar dekhinchhaa bhane, chiya aai pgdaa, indra chowk ko opening ra chiya khai sakda basantapur from the same table.
aarko kura, basantapur ma barun yantra aagaadi, every evening open market lagchhaa, lots of collectibles and cheap n good stuffs, especially soveniers. tyaha ko footpath momo is the most happening thing these days, tapari ma dinchhaa, sinka le ghocheraa khaneee.
aajhhaaa arko kuro: kathmandu bhari 99 shops haru tannai khulyaa chaa, inspired by the doller shops here. je pani 99, tara sabai khasa ko. basantapur ma chahi one of the largest nai chhaaa, aarko chahi kamalpokhari ma.
aajhai thaha paunaaa maan chhaaa ki?

just a few steps toward the basantpur darbar square, on the right hand side, there used to be a diary store that sold delicious icecream and cheese. it was my daily frequenting place during my school days. does it still exist? i did not check out during my last visit, though. obviously new road has been my favorite street.

Right infront of that there is a good ol Bakery Cafe. HEHEH. Still remember those days. HEHE my frens got busted over there. HEHHE. Lets not ask why.

peace out

highlfy,
i was struggling to remember the name of that care. thanks for bringing up bakery cafe. it was a good eatery then, and i am sure it still is.

Jyapoo ,

Bro, I still remember good ol days. The bhattis ( sudhha Nepali bars) heheh in JHochen (freakstreet). Good food. HEHEHE. Makes you sick next day though.

peace out

yes, after bhatti visit in johnchhe then strolling around durbar square appreciating erotic arts presented in temple tundals there among other things are the memoris i still hold fondly. riding rickshaw in narrow freak streat going toward thamel was also fun. the freak street for that matter other narrow gallis have been much improved now with smooth stone layers they recently put on.

Sorry Guys i don't have permision to submit detail picture so i am gonna post half kathmandu.

the map is heplful while we attempt to visualize the location of the topic...the bridge connecting teku and sanepa is a jholunge pul (suspension bridge) called kalo pul, no? to my knowledge there is no motorable bridge there as the map purports. i am making reference to the part on the bottom left of the map above....

thanks folks. ktm does seem to have 'developed' while i have been in 'lahoor'. so, there is a pakki road from sanepa that crosses bagmati river and goes toward pachali? still can't beleive it. will have to zoom throuh that road on mobike the next time i am in ktm. is kalo pul still in use? it is fun to walk on it for undulating feel it generates...

Jyapoo,

It seems like you have not returned to Nepal for at least a decade. As of the summer of 2004, the suspension bridge was still in use. The motorable bridge next to it was constructed around 1994 or 95. The road to Sanepa was blacktopped around the same time. La yeso janu paryo afno desh tira pani.