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Published: September 2nd 2005
Up close and personal
At the zoo in TrivandrumTime flies and so do we
Kathmandu After a relatively quick 2 day wind-down recovery from the trek, we headed straight to Kathmandu. old, dusty and fascinating were our first impressions as we once again stepped off the bus to a bunch of screaming rickshaw drivers and guest house owners wanting to give us a good deal. Our flight back to India, Bombay was leaving from here so we only had a few days to spend and considering that Durbar square had over 40 temples to see, we definitely weren’t short of things to do. Walking through the narrow winding roads and enjoying the Nepali city life kept us busy, we also visited the monkey temple where the monkeys were up to no good; slapping Erik on the head when he got too close with the camera.
We flew with
Royal Nepal Airlines to Bombay. It felt very exciting to be getting on another flight after so long, but as we settled into our seats it appeared we were operating on Nepali timing. The flight was delayed for an hour and a half and as we sat there dreading going back to Bombay, we learnt that the reason we
were being delayed was because we were waiting for some late passengers!!!!
Great service for latecomers, we should fly RNA more often
I joked on take off.
Bombay Rain, rain and sickness. We wanted to get out of Bombay as fast as we got there, but Erik changed those plans when he started continuously vomiting throughout the night. We checked into a hospital the next morning and spent a night there. A banoffee pie from
Cafe Churchill was in order to perk us up, before getting on a 32 hour train ride to Trivandrum.
Trivandrum "Are we in a different country??? This can’t be India, I mean first of all no-one is staring at me, and no rickshaw drivers are hassling us, and why are we paying the same prices as locals??? Hold on a sec what are those flags over there…..? Aah communists..."
Trivandrum seems very different from the rest of India, or at least the parts we've been to. People seem to be more friendly and chilled out here, not giving you as hard time. Maybe because it's the most educated region of India where more than 90%!c(MISSING)an read and write, or perhaps it's because of the communist regime, who knows. We had
Iron lions
Outside one of the many temples in Durbar square a great day here whilst we were waiting for our flight to Bangkok; we went to the zoo (where they had most animals except polar bears) and a museum of local art. Leaving here almost made us feel bad about not having seen more of Kerala (southern India) but I guess it only gives us a reason to come back.
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fahmida
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how's it going
just checked out your lastest update from napal, it sounds better than bombay from what you've told us. i hope and erik dont fall ill again, and that your enjoying your incredible adventures. i bet you two are'nt getting home sick tho.. enjoying all that culture and sunshine. keep us posted thru the site and if possible send an email love. take care, love fam. x