trains and a close shave
today was our first train journey using the largest rail network in the world.
we left the french town of Pondicherry for Mad-Mad-Madurai. A small city (1m) with the one of the largest hindu temple complexes in South India. Tonight on arrival we saw the band put shiva to bed. Fi thinks i was blessed. The women were throwing butter at the other god effigies.
Anyway, we arrived at the train station early to enjoy a chai, then once on board we settled down with some other travellers.. and jim sat next to a Lieutenant in the Indian Army. Who was in a very good mood as he was near theendof his 3 day journey home to the south, from patrolling the India/Pakistan border.
Fi - mmm Jim left the carriage with the army guy and returned looking very sheepish.He told me the army guy had given him some Regulary Used Medicine, I'm sure it smelt just like RUM - (it was only 10am).
We got turfed out of air con carriage as we got the seats wrong, you should see the size of these trains! its very easy to get confused!
The food on board was fantastic! onion bhajis, lentil things and egg biryanis (Fi likes eggs).
Just got back from the barbers, had a shave from a 15 year old boy. the whole package! i mean, cut throat shave, face spray, cologne, face massage and soft towel. 10 pence. saves me blunting my razor!
Still having lots of fun, and getting good tans, mind you it could just be all the dust.
monkeyrat in picture on profile is keeping well for all you monkey fans. gourangu = tamil word for monkey.
jim
we left the french town of Pondicherry for Mad-Mad-Madurai. A small city (1m) with the one of the largest hindu temple complexes in South India. Tonight on arrival we saw the band put shiva to bed. Fi thinks i was blessed. The women were throwing butter at the other god effigies.
Anyway, we arrived at the train station early to enjoy a chai, then once on board we settled down with some other travellers.. and jim sat next to a Lieutenant in the Indian Army. Who was in a very good mood as he was near theendof his 3 day journey home to the south, from patrolling the India/Pakistan border.
Fi - mmm Jim left the carriage with the army guy and returned looking very sheepish.He told me the army guy had given him some Regulary Used Medicine, I'm sure it smelt just like RUM - (it was only 10am).
We got turfed out of air con carriage as we got the seats wrong, you should see the size of these trains! its very easy to get confused!
The food on board was fantastic! onion bhajis, lentil things and egg biryanis (Fi likes eggs).
Just got back from the barbers, had a shave from a 15 year old boy. the whole package! i mean, cut throat shave, face spray, cologne, face massage and soft towel. 10 pence. saves me blunting my razor!
Still having lots of fun, and getting good tans, mind you it could just be all the dust.
monkeyrat in picture on profile is keeping well for all you monkey fans. gourangu = tamil word for monkey.
jim
posted by Fi and Jim @ 3:17 pm
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