We left Pushkar at 4pm and got a taxi to the nearby railway station of Ajmer Junction. At the station, I had a photo shoot with some local lads who found me buying Sprite an excuse to photograph me! The train left and took us to Delhi, we arrived in Delhi at 1am and was amazed the station was still hectic! We found a cab driver who drove us to the airport, where Sam slept on the floor and I stayed awake, wired on Costa Coffee! At 4am check in began and we were able to get rid of our bags and get through security. Sam fell asleep again! At 7:10 our flight left for Kathmandu....once we had arrived we had the interesting task of finding an ATM to pay for our visa. When we had escaped the airport we were on our way to a hotel, the rest of the day we spent wandering the streets and the famous, Durbar Square. Within this square there are many Buddhist and Hindu temples, there is also the home of the living Goddess, Kumari.This Goddess is selected for several different traits and has to past a test of being scared by horrible looking monsters, she remains a Goddess until she becomes a woman and then returns to being a mortal. Spoilt brat in simple words! After wandering around the square we had an early night.
The next morning we got up early and walked to Swayubanath, a Buddhist temple overlooking the city. The walk took a while and was worth it with the views that we got. Monkeys have taken over this temple and help themselves to all the offerings made to the Buddha. We spent a couple of hours walking around and was rewarded with some great views. On the way back we got lost through the streets and found ourselves in an Irish Bar...They are everywhere! That night we had dinner in a Tibetan restaurant which included Tibetan Hot Beer...its weird!
The next day we got a bus to Chitwan National Park and the Jungle Island Resort. This little resort is within the National Park and offers daily Elephant rides and small treks. The boat over to the island was quick! That night we had an Elephant ride around the park and saw 2 wild Asian Rhinoceroses...another animal to add to the list. That night at dinner I was attacked by a leech whilst eating dinner...do not ask me where it came from. I had to use the lighter on it...singed hair smells gross!
The next morning we had another elephant safari where we were able to get very close to some white spotted deer. This was followed by breakfast and then a hike where we saw more deer and a tiger paw print...pretty exciting and it had been made that morning! Proper Tiger country! After this walk and a very low boat ride back we had some lunch, followed by my highlight of the trip...Elephant Bathing. For an hour we were hosed down by elephants and had the opportunity to rodeo on the elephant under water...quite exciting. That night we had another elephant ride, however the weather turned against us. For an hour it poured down continuously on us whilst we were thrown through trees as the elephants plodded through unmade tracks. Sam's legs were cut apart whilst I was almost hanged by a low lying vine and the elephants momentum. That night we enjoyed some drinks with our safari friends...
Our last morning we enjoyed a morning walk looking for birds and then a bus journey to Pokhara where Sam and I were sitting upfront with the driver. Not much room but I made a little friend...
The next morning we got up early and walked to Swayubanath, a Buddhist temple overlooking the city. The walk took a while and was worth it with the views that we got. Monkeys have taken over this temple and help themselves to all the offerings made to the Buddha. We spent a couple of hours walking around and was rewarded with some great views. On the way back we got lost through the streets and found ourselves in an Irish Bar...They are everywhere! That night we had dinner in a Tibetan restaurant which included Tibetan Hot Beer...its weird!
The next day we got a bus to Chitwan National Park and the Jungle Island Resort. This little resort is within the National Park and offers daily Elephant rides and small treks. The boat over to the island was quick! That night we had an Elephant ride around the park and saw 2 wild Asian Rhinoceroses...another animal to add to the list. That night at dinner I was attacked by a leech whilst eating dinner...do not ask me where it came from. I had to use the lighter on it...singed hair smells gross!
The next morning we had another elephant safari where we were able to get very close to some white spotted deer. This was followed by breakfast and then a hike where we saw more deer and a tiger paw print...pretty exciting and it had been made that morning! Proper Tiger country! After this walk and a very low boat ride back we had some lunch, followed by my highlight of the trip...Elephant Bathing. For an hour we were hosed down by elephants and had the opportunity to rodeo on the elephant under water...quite exciting. That night we had another elephant ride, however the weather turned against us. For an hour it poured down continuously on us whilst we were thrown through trees as the elephants plodded through unmade tracks. Sam's legs were cut apart whilst I was almost hanged by a low lying vine and the elephants momentum. That night we enjoyed some drinks with our safari friends...
Our last morning we enjoyed a morning walk looking for birds and then a bus journey to Pokhara where Sam and I were sitting upfront with the driver. Not much room but I made a little friend...
2 comments:
Sounds brilliant especially the elephant bathing. Looking forward to seeing the pictures of this part of your journey. Not long to go now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds billiant, wonderful experiances. Keep safe, love to both the oldies
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