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... dragged her back out to visit Lalbagh Fort (the red fort, lal=red). Lal cha is tea without milk (also red).
We left pretty late but still arrived 10 min. before closing. Except, it was already closed! Oh nos! And it is around an hour from our house! What to do except pay an enormous bribe? (still less than or equal to how much it would cost to take transportation there and back again)
A normal entrance fee is ...
Masochism at it's finest-- Back to Dhaka
... foray into the international travel 'scene" and I've hoped for someone to share these expereinces with since the day I sat outside the colliseum in Rome 11 years ago, alone, eating a sandwich on the grass on a beautiful sunny day with couples picnicing all around me.
Well, off to shower the grime off of me and then to order some room service and then settle in for the night and perhaps strum the old ukelele I managed to tote across the globe. Am happy.
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City Adventure with the Roomies
Since apparently you cannot really appreciate Dhaka without a visit to Old Dhaka, that's where we were headed today. It’s actually more of a commitment than I expected due to the traffic and moderate distance involved. The CNG (motorized rickshaw type thing) ride was fairly cramped and jolting but at least there was a nice breeze and it is still fairly cool. Our first stop was the waterfront. It was ...
Late NIght Zombies (Con't)
... but was doing it solely to move up the corporate ladder. I had flown from Ottawa to spend the weekend with him on Friday afternoon. He said he had a wonderful evening planned for us. I got to his place showered and got ready waiting for him to come home from work. I waited over an hour and then got kind of concerned when he didn’t show. I called his cell phone and there was no answer. Two hours later after I had been frantically calling his office to see if he was ok his ...
Shipment, birthdays, village trips, and Hartals
... For those who know my fussiness with food, this was not an easy experience, but of course you had to sit there and eat it, especially as the whole village turned up to watch us eat!! (see photos!!)
We also had our first experience of an earthquake this month.. well more of a tremor, there was a big earthquake a few hundred miles away from Dhaka so we had the aftershocks, still it was enough to shake our sofa whilst we were both sitting on it.. ...