Day 14 : 4th October 2019 Before starting the days log, let me capture some clarification and information provided by one of the fellow travelers. ° Bagan temples were built between 11-13th century CE and not BCE as incorrectly captured. ° The paste which the locals apply on their face comes from a tree called…
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Day 13 : 3rd October 2019 We spent some time together having couple of drinks and slept immediately after that. Sound sleep and I could sleep for couple of more days together. If you don’t miss your family and friends, do such a journey and the feeling hits you soon. Do miss Mumbai and family.…
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Day 11/12 : 1st & 2nd October 2019 What a day. I normally take a couple of hours to get ready (do my regular things and including reviewing & posting this) every morning and today was going to be different. Got up really late and I had to finish everything in an hour’s time and…
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Day 9 : 29th September 2019Clarification on the back issue posted on day 8. Nothing wrong with my back and it is still strong. The roads we used were really rough and it made me shift to the turns we maneuvered and the constant friction created some irritation on the back of my thigh. It…
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Day 7 : 27th September 2019 We are in the land of Bengalis and I realized it late in the evening. Was talking to the hotel manager and asked him why a particular stretch of Asian Highway 1 is bad. He responded with a statement “Government is trying to extend the stretch to 4 lane…
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Day 37 : 27th October 2019 Got some clarification on the National Highway numbering and sharing that with you all. Thanks to those who got this information to me. In 2010, Government of India officially published a new numbering system for the National Highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is…
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Day 6 : 26th September 2019 The hotel served us excellent food for dinner and that includes a glass of sweet lassi. I haven’t had lassi for really long time and it tasted brilliant. Need to have this brilliant drink on a regular basis and am determined about it. The morning at Darbhanga is fantastic.…
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Day 8th 26th semtember The Guwahati hotel’s name was Hotel Parasuram (Oyo) and not a great hotel for 1150 rupees. The room itself looked shady to me and they made me climb 2 floors with all the luggage. Don’t know how to ascertain a good hotel from the aggregator’s application. Pictures look great, but in…
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Too tired and slept early. Didn’t get a chance to see Mohania. Believe there is a one really old temple called Mundeshwari Devi where pooja/rituals happen without a break. Heard prayers/Mantras being recited at 4:30 am. Mohania to Silchar is not possible because of the distance and we decided to target Araria in Bihar (476…
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Wow-what a town Maihar is up and running at 5:30 in the morning. Came down to see around and found a tea shop next to my hotel. Didn’t get tea so far at the places (because of the early hours we leave) we stayed and having a cup of hot tea first thing in the…
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