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Our first experience of Indian Railway
... find ten men crowded round staring at us – apparently.He made a strong case, but we still weren’t convinced – Ciara had been on her own in the sleeper carriage and had been just fine, so surely we would be! Anyway, over a few phone calls he deduced there were only AC tickets available for when we wanted anyway, so despite it being almost double what Ciara had paid, we had to concede – it was time to get out of Kolkata!
The train ...
This is India
... went for a wander round the area. The main streets were very busy and noisy, with people everywhere, and you’re offered a taxi, a rickshaw, or something from a street stall every few metres. Kolkata is the only city in India (maybe the World?) where there are still hand-pulled rickshaws (they tried to ban them a few years ago but they have a strong union). These are pulled by very skinny and barefoot men. We took the metro a lot (about 15 cents a ...
Tradition in New Light
... Gitanjali 1912
“Who are you, reader, reading my poems a hundred years hence? I cannot send you one single flower from this wealth of the spring, one single streak of gold from yonder clouds. Open your doors and look abroad. From your blossoming garden gather fragrant memories of the vanished flowers of a hundred years before. In the joy of your heart may you feel the living joy that sang one spring morning, sending its glad voice across ...
Tebak te bynnelsn :)
... om at vi ønska å spis på en mer ånkli plass .. jøss ut a d blå .. korr vi havna te lunsj .. joda ... ætter en førtræffeli cappucino havna vi på Oasis ... me dørvakt .. som sa di hadde go mat ..
Innaførr døran .. va d vææældi uventa .. d vå pådekte bord .. me duk .. spisebrikke .. bestikk .. glass... salt .. pepper .. ja osv .. shitt ass .. osa dyre domma me engang i hode mitt ..
Trillion me servitøra .. men fikk nu bord .. å fnisa når vi så d va tøyserviett .. ...
A Holi-day on Holiday
... to the Andaman Islands. I had enjoyed travelling with him (And Iain, whilst he had been with us) and was going to miss them both. At the same time I was excited (If a little nerous) at the prospect of really travelling alone. My firt solo adventure would begin as soon as i got up as that day was an Indian holiday that I had been looking forward to taking part in ever since I heard of it (Even if the exact date of it had eluded me until about a week before it). Holi is, well ...
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