Alright, so it’s my turn. What can I say other than we wanted to leave India? As our trip progressed- yeah we were over India. Even me: I was all about the Taj Mahal at the beginning, but by the end yeah I was totally over it- much more than I could possibly express, and yet I do regret somewhat now (Johan just got pictures on Facebook from the Frenchies and their pictures of the Taj, which look amazing). Oh well…
Can you say culture shock? I hated India at the end and so did Jo. Did it show? It’s the truth. Johan was preaching to me about Thailand and parties like nothing we knew compared to (where we’d met) Greece. Money had also started to become an issue, so what could I do? Visit the North and succumb to more shit-ass experiences (stomach-cancer included), or listen to the devil whispering in my ear about parties I couldn’t comprehend? What would you do? I’d had it with India, man. So, yeah goodbye/ wave / wave.
As for Calcutta, well it was more like a ‘stepping stone’ to Thailand. We were both ready to go. Other than that it was much like Bombay only more sparse (say, like LA). The only difference being that we didn’t want to explore anymore... We stuck to our own little tourist-section of the city, met some cool people and pretty much didn’t leave knowing we had a flight booked for Bangkok.
So, as we flew away we both smiled knowingly to each other and had that great moment of 'Aaaaaaah, peace....' We've come to realize that that some people travel to see sights and some travel for experience. We're not the ‘bullet point’ travelers- see this and then see that. No. We are more the ‘I met the most amazing person’ in this city or that travelers, etc. etc.. you get me.
BTW in retrospect and kind of a last minute add- The Frenchies did see some good sights (mostly the Taj), which I mentioned above and am kinda’ envious of. And yet considering our experiences thus far, mayhap I might have missed lot but… but, I would have not been in the right mindset to properly enjoy the beauty anyway, eh? Maybe I missed out or maybe... next time, eh Mom?
Yes India, you did blow my mind. But, I’ll let you know (via visa) next time when I am more ready to come back…
On to Thailand (almost caught up)~
The morning after our train-ride from hell.
We didn't go to Dharmasala, but hey we got to meet some Tibetan monks!
The Reds are coming!
Now that's some legit shit!
This was on the walls everywhere. Couldn't make sense of it. Push what button?
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