Royal tour of Nepal by Prince Waldemar of Prussia
visited Nepal between 5 February to mid of March 1845. His diary was published in 1853 in Germany. His travel account consisted of description, drawings and maps and thus is considered significant to understand the society of that period. Travel to Kathmandu The Prince came to Kathmandu via Birgunj, Bhimphedi, Chitlang and Chandragiri. His travel arrangements were made by British Major Lawrence. The travel was done in a caravan of elephants, ponies and number of hill palanquins. A group of Nepali soldiers also joined the group serving as a guard of honour. In Hetauda Prince Waldemar tried to hunt rhino but was not successful. In Bhimphedi he was received by Dil Bikram Thapa, the nephew of the minister Mathbar Singh Thapa. They passed Lama Dangra range, Chitlang and finally stopping at Chandragiri. On the next day, they were received by Prime Minister Mathbar Singh Thapa. Time spent in Kathmandu valley The Prince was impressed by the architecture of houses in Kathmandu and assumed it was due to the Chinese influence. He also described the temples and stone sculptures and courtyards (Bahals) in his journal and mentioned the cobbled streets and the gutters in Kathmandu was far better than what he