First of all, we DID see a Rhino! A mother and baby, it was amazing!
Yesterday we had a chill day, because we've all been feeling a bit tired, hot and dirty. We went on a crocodile-watch in the morning, and then napped until midday. In the afternoon we went to the Elephant Breeding Centre in Chitwan, where we saw two twin babies and one tiny elephant, only 65 days old!
Today we took the bus at 8am to Bahirauwa(?) for about 5 hours, and the sweltering heat made it almost unbearable. From there, we changed to a local bus. I can now say that I have experienced the REAL Nepal. Tourists got seats, but we had people on the roof, hanging off the sides of the bus, sitting on top of each other and in the aisle. By the time we got to Lumbini, we were all exhausted. The sun was blazing down, and we just tried to find any suitable hotel as soon as possible. Once we had organized our rooms, we checked out the Lonely planet and realized that we were about 3km out of town. Thus, we strapped on our packs and walked to the town centre in the blazing heat.
We hadn't eaten anything all day, so we went to the only restaurant recommended by our guidebooks. Most of our stomachs are feeling a bit funny by now, so dinner was dry bread. Yum yum yum. Currently sitting at a computer powered by a generator, because there has been another power cut. Definitely time for bed :)
Yesterday we had a chill day, because we've all been feeling a bit tired, hot and dirty. We went on a crocodile-watch in the morning, and then napped until midday. In the afternoon we went to the Elephant Breeding Centre in Chitwan, where we saw two twin babies and one tiny elephant, only 65 days old!
Today we took the bus at 8am to Bahirauwa(?) for about 5 hours, and the sweltering heat made it almost unbearable. From there, we changed to a local bus. I can now say that I have experienced the REAL Nepal. Tourists got seats, but we had people on the roof, hanging off the sides of the bus, sitting on top of each other and in the aisle. By the time we got to Lumbini, we were all exhausted. The sun was blazing down, and we just tried to find any suitable hotel as soon as possible. Once we had organized our rooms, we checked out the Lonely planet and realized that we were about 3km out of town. Thus, we strapped on our packs and walked to the town centre in the blazing heat.
We hadn't eaten anything all day, so we went to the only restaurant recommended by our guidebooks. Most of our stomachs are feeling a bit funny by now, so dinner was dry bread. Yum yum yum. Currently sitting at a computer powered by a generator, because there has been another power cut. Definitely time for bed :)
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