Peacock Spotting

As we continued our stroll round Bhaktapur, our guide took us to see a very famous window, mentioned in all the guide books as something worth seeing. This was the Peacock Window, which is also sometimes called the 'Mona Lisa of Nepal' (perhaps like us, when you see our picture, you'll wonder why - we failed to spot the resemblance).

Perhaps the name simply refers to the fact that it is an artistic treasure, being a rare masterpiece in wood. Just look at the intricate carving of the peacock, it's wonderful.


And to think that it was carved back in the 15th century and has been looking over the streets of Bhaktapur for all those years. Given how exquisite it is, it is surprising that it is found on, quite a hard to find, back street.

As we looked at the carving we had a strange sense of deja vu, although we couldn't quite place it. That was, until we returned to our hotel and headed up the stairs to our room. It was then that we saw it; a fine, highly polished copy of the peacock window.


This was great as we could get up close and get a really good look, and no-one was going to tell us off for touching. We were surprised that we had walked past it so many times on our holiday and not really noticed it before.

lots of love George & Yorkie xxx