Completely revised new edition. Those who travel to Nepal with Christian Kracht and Eckhart Nickel become both eyewitnesses and civilization researchers. They are on-site when the last king seizes power in a coup d'état—and shortly thereafter, the monarchy meets its end. The reader experiences the reincarnation of Buddha under the master’s birth tree, drinks tea with the Maoist Prachanda, and learns what the daily lives of famous hippies in Freak Street looked like, why jazz came to Kathmandu with Barney Kessel, and what is needed today to start an affordable airline. It also explains why one should circumnavigate the Annapurna massif once a year and pilgrimage to the holy spring of Muktinath, as well as how the spirit of Hermann Hesse lives on in Nepal. Namaste!.