I spent the rest of Day 3 very sick (which I why I didn't check in!). But, not so sick as I couldn't get my luggage. I was never so glad to see luggage in my life. Getting it from the airport was an adventure, a tale for another day. After we picked up the luggage, we went shopping so I could buy two salwar kameez to wear in the villages. We had a quiet dinner in the hotel and early to bed.
This morning it was early to rise. We checked in at the bus stop around 7 this morning and took the bus to Khulna. Oh brother--what a ride! Speed up for a minute, slam on the brake the next minute, honk the horn for two minutes while nearly hitting a rickshaw or slamming head on into a mac truck. Repeat pattern for 6 hours. The Bangladeshi obsession with cell phones really struck me during the ride (The US has nothing on Bangladesh when it comes to cell phone usage). Phones were constantly going off, which people answered in very loud tones. Heather and Salim say that most people have several phones, but I haven't seen anyone talk on more than one at a time (but fully expect to before long). The practical reason for multiple phones is that some can only call other cell phones, while others can only call land lines. Or something like that.
Needless to say, my tummy was a bit upset during the ride. Thank goodness I didn't eat breakfast! And, I couldn't drink anything during the ride because there wasn't a bathroom. Except the one at the rest stop where everyone ate lunch, but believe me, I couldn't use that one. (And Maggie knows how brave I can be about that--especially after Mexico!). At the rest area, everyone (including Heather) ate lunch. Ours was rice and veggies. But, Heather advised me that this was not a place I could eat, so me and my "unseasoned" stomach ate a few fig newtons and called it brunch.
It was nice to arrive to the hotel (whose name I do not yet know). After a brief rest, we had dinner in the hotel. I ate with my hands (but not very well), but I was proud anyway. The meal consisted of a whole fried fish (I did not eat the head, guts, or bones to the dismay of my hosts), rice, and veggies. It was quite tasty.
I am now off to do my notes of the day and then bed! Hopefully, I will check in more tomorrow.
B: Happy Anniversary!!
This morning it was early to rise. We checked in at the bus stop around 7 this morning and took the bus to Khulna. Oh brother--what a ride! Speed up for a minute, slam on the brake the next minute, honk the horn for two minutes while nearly hitting a rickshaw or slamming head on into a mac truck. Repeat pattern for 6 hours. The Bangladeshi obsession with cell phones really struck me during the ride (The US has nothing on Bangladesh when it comes to cell phone usage). Phones were constantly going off, which people answered in very loud tones. Heather and Salim say that most people have several phones, but I haven't seen anyone talk on more than one at a time (but fully expect to before long). The practical reason for multiple phones is that some can only call other cell phones, while others can only call land lines. Or something like that.
Needless to say, my tummy was a bit upset during the ride. Thank goodness I didn't eat breakfast! And, I couldn't drink anything during the ride because there wasn't a bathroom. Except the one at the rest stop where everyone ate lunch, but believe me, I couldn't use that one. (And Maggie knows how brave I can be about that--especially after Mexico!). At the rest area, everyone (including Heather) ate lunch. Ours was rice and veggies. But, Heather advised me that this was not a place I could eat, so me and my "unseasoned" stomach ate a few fig newtons and called it brunch.
It was nice to arrive to the hotel (whose name I do not yet know). After a brief rest, we had dinner in the hotel. I ate with my hands (but not very well), but I was proud anyway. The meal consisted of a whole fried fish (I did not eat the head, guts, or bones to the dismay of my hosts), rice, and veggies. It was quite tasty.
I am now off to do my notes of the day and then bed! Hopefully, I will check in more tomorrow.
B: Happy Anniversary!!
1 comment:
What's a salwar kameez ? Is that in an earlier post - oy, sounds like the bathrooms are an adventure! You might be up for the 2008 toilet paper award! It's very prestigious! Fish eyes are great. I ate them once. and lived to tell the tale.
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