Swayambhunath Temple

This temple is known affectionately as the Monkey Temple after the large troop of monkeys that guards the hill and amuses visitors and devotees with tricks such as sliding gracefully down the banisters of the main stairway to the temple."

This is another place that I am going to have to revisit. By the time that I got to the top of the giant staircase leading to this temple, I had missed the perfect evening light and had to use a handrail to help me get a clear picture. Even the handrail didn`t help much since there were too many monkeys leaping on and back off of the rail. I didn`t take nearly as many pictures as I should have, but the view of the city was absolutely breathtaking with the mountains in the evening light. The baby monkeys were a riot! They chased each other through the trees and across the pathway. There were monkeys hanging from every strand of prayer flags, and sitting in every little nook and corner.