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Here is my learned travelling companion illustration how to deal with hard core “man flu” Note the attractive “sanitised with care” label, just recently removed from the toilet seat.
Sunrise on the Ganges…
Well we've finally made it to Bangalore after a flight to Delhi and the another south. The flights involved a "groundhog" day experience as we were repeatedly fed endless pre-packaged meals, finally arriving 3 hours late. They even ran out of stairs at the aiport so we couldn't get off the plane for 15 minutes. Both us are suffering dripping tap noses due to a delightful cold contracted in Varanasi. Hopefully it will clear with some sun. Shattered now, glad […]
The room we're staying in is all red and black décor, looking somewhat like a David Lynch movie. It does however have all mod cons, 24 hour hot water – unlike the "hot water provided in a bucket" solution of Agra – tell me why have a hot tap at all?? – and an endless procession of smiling men arriving at the door to supply things or take them away again. We've gone for the laundry option here. If someone […]
I'm sure you'll want to know about the filth. Well, maybe not, so if that's the case I'd skip this bit and wait for the next rose coloured spectacle account of India. It is basically filthy here. Howard Hughes would not have been a happy bunny. This is the third world after all. There doesn't seem to be any particular local consensus about which areas should be used as a lavatory so everyone pisses and shits where they like. It's […]