Somewhat unfeasibly, I seem to be in Kokata at 8.30 in the morning. I have over 5 hours until my connection to Kathmandu (airport wait) so internet cafe was a welcome sight (see nice photo, albeit slightly bleary, of me at could-be-anywhere-in-the-world computer screen, but is in fact here in Kolkata as I type...). The airport is surprisingly calm and pleasant - just as well as I have even longer here in 2 weeks' time en route to Sydney. The time and good connectivity mean you've also finally got photos too.
Even by the standards of wake up calls over the last 2 weeks, this morning's was early (3.15). Seeing Delhi's streets clear of traffic was an odd sight - getting in yesterday evening was a 2 hour marathon through the city, but it's worth it when my flight all runs totally smoothly and on time - against expectations from various horror stories of endemic delays. Even the breakfast on board was excellent. I had an option on a later flight from Delhi which would have meant only a 2 hour wait here, but it would have been too nerve shredding, as I must be in Kathmandu tonight - or I don't get on the plane to Bhutan tomorrow morning, and a 9-day trip is in the can. All I need now is for Indian Airlines to run the Kolkata-Kathmandu flight... sometime today...
Probably radio silence for the next 10 days or so - not expecting too many internet cafes in Bhutan, particularly at the various yak herders' camps...
Even by the standards of wake up calls over the last 2 weeks, this morning's was early (3.15). Seeing Delhi's streets clear of traffic was an odd sight - getting in yesterday evening was a 2 hour marathon through the city, but it's worth it when my flight all runs totally smoothly and on time - against expectations from various horror stories of endemic delays. Even the breakfast on board was excellent. I had an option on a later flight from Delhi which would have meant only a 2 hour wait here, but it would have been too nerve shredding, as I must be in Kathmandu tonight - or I don't get on the plane to Bhutan tomorrow morning, and a 9-day trip is in the can. All I need now is for Indian Airlines to run the Kolkata-Kathmandu flight... sometime today...
Probably radio silence for the next 10 days or so - not expecting too many internet cafes in Bhutan, particularly at the various yak herders' camps...
4 comments:
Great to see you living it up in an internet cafe! or have you sneeked back in to 1CP for a day? Oh no the desk's are too large!!!
Take care
Sounds somewhat akin to waiting to change planes at Heathrow.
Hi!
Good to see your blog! Your comments made me laugh - you have a good way of condensing everything we thought into a pithy phrase!!
I'm currently doing my trip journal - the links is below. Being a language grad, it's a lot longer and more drawn out than yours, but it might bring back some memories.
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=rzyi&doc_id=2902&v=4M
Hope you got the connecting flight safely. Have a great time in Bhutan
love Cat (of the Cat-ometer) and Richard (of the dodgy bowels)
martin, the trip sounds fascinating so far and if we go ahead with the tasting dinner on 8/12, we'll raise a glass to your peregrinations. trevor & lesley
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