Fleeting glimpses of Kathmandu at night

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Yours truly feels truly that Kathmandu or any other city looks far more beautiful at night than at any other time of the day. Also, a city looks more beautiful from high above, from some vantage point like the top of a hill or from the airplane than from up close for obvious reasons. 

When one looks at a city from too close a distance, its ugly realities seem to be more visible. From afar, you just see the panoramic beauty. Yours truly captured some fleeting glimpses while rushing to Satungal from Thapathali to attend a wedding reception. 


 

While on the way, he felt our own metropolis looks like a bride, what with the night lights and all. Gone are the days when Kathmandu used to look like one dark spot from the space at night because of load-shedding, with rest of the world illuminated. So, with a happy heart, yours truly captured some fleeting glimpses of the city and here they are, for you to savor. 

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