Day seventy-one – the night tower
The final day of our Chitwan tour package. An early morning trip into the jungle in a jeep, to a […]
Sightseeing
Day seventy-four – in the lap of the Gods
After breakfast, two potentially disastrous events. The first, as we were preparing to leave to visit Shiva’s temple on the
October 30th 1984
In some ways, we repeated ourselves today, going to much the same places, + following the same routes. First, however,
Day seventy-five – Peace
A different outing – or pilgrimage – today: down not up, and instead of the noisy, colourful temple to Shiva,
November 3rd 1984
Another Saturday, Saturdays being the scale by which I measure the time we have left travelling – something in the
November 4th 1984
We wandered around the fair for a couple of hours, until the sun became too hot, spending most of the
Day seventy-nine – road-building, and a walk to the temple
We decided we had made something of a mistake last night, using too many blankets beneath us as padding, and
November 5th 1984
Remember, remember etc. What’s the betting I’ve said exactly the same thing over the past 3 years as well. I
November 11th 1984
Val went off to the stn first thing to book our seats on tonight’s train to Jaipur, while I went
November 13th 1984
A not very satisfying breakfast – in terms of service, not food – was the final straw which decided us
November 14th 1984
More sight-seeing this morning – more time passing till the 22nd, when we leave India, + we can really consider
December 13th, 1984
Revisited the bazaar this morning, both having the vague idea of buying presents, notably for each other. So we wandered