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Gorakhpur, India
17.9.06 Gorakhpur, India Our intention was to leave at 8am, but problems with the computer printer caused considerable delay. We eventually asked for a piece of paper and made up a hand written receipt for the hotel, causing much protest from the desk clerk who continued to call us back even as we were leaving insisting we sign the printed account …
Kushinagar and Lumbini, Nepal
... to go to Kushinagar first since it wouldn't take that long to get there. We jumped into a shared jeep taxi. The front side had no doors and it sat five people! The driver, on his end and I, at the other end, had our butts half hanging out the whole way to Kushinagar! We were just thankful to arrive safe and sound. Didn't complain too much as our fare was only 150R total! That's less than 1US for a two-hour ...
The great overland trip to India
... The bus was old and everyone stared at me as I was the only foreigner. The first impression I got was that India had a huge agriculture industry. The flat and fertile land were covered by lush green rice patties for as far as I could see. Coming from the high mountains and deep valleys of Nepal, the expansive green fields were a real change. The stereotype was also true.... there were cows everywhere. The bus drove slowly on the country road while dodging the traffic ...
Horns, crowds, rubbish, cows: India, we're back!
... sweet shop, we were stuffed! Street food in Gorakhpur was amazing, and it was just another reminder that, India, we were back!
As we boarded our bus the next morning, we were revived. Horns, crowds, rubbish and cows were everywhere, and were definately going to be a part of our lives for the next two months, whether we liked it or not. Turns out we were loving it, as this craziness was what India was all about. Yes India, we're ...
24 hour train ride
... 18 yrs old) asked if they could have one of our beds. Jer and I agreed to sleep in one (2 foot wide) bed to let the girls have the other. By the time we were trying to sleep there were 10 of us in a bunk room made for 4. However, we thoroughly enjoyed the people in our cabin and they loved to laugh at our attempts to speak Hindi. It was probably one of my favorite parts of the ...
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