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| Are you sure that is where our heads are supposed to go? |
Historically, the Kathmandu Valley was the homeland of the Newari people and today much of the Nepali food, architecture and culture stems back to the Newars. The Newars are famed throughout Asia for their farming techniques, skilled artists and distinct architecture. Unfortunately for Avi’s head, one of the most distinguishing characteristics of Newari architecture is the ‘hobbit-sized’ doorway. Among our favorite low doorway pictures, we’ve also included a few of our favorite walls that we’ve stumbled upon throughout the past two months (some of which feature normal sized doorways)
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| Avi's back is starting to hurt.... |
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| Yes, there are several people working in there. And no, that is not an extra large motorcycle |
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| Another close call... catastrophe avoided! |
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| At a towering 5'6'' even Cassie has to bend her knees to enter this restaurant |
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| No, that isn't a window. Were the guards in this watchtower in front of the palace really going to protect the king? Or would they get stuck in the doorway leaving the watchtower? Guess we'll never know.... |
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| Is a chocolate bar really worth another lump on my head? The choices we have to make each day... |
Normal sized doorways do exist in some regions:
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