A GRAY’S POND HERON (BAK) at a pond in the Munshiganj district.
Archive for June, 2011
YOUNG BENGALI DECIDES TO LEAVE THE PATH to cool of his feet! I saw this view from the train window.
TODAY WE TOOK THE TRAIN FROM DHAKA TO SYHLET, Bangladesh. It took 7 hours and 20 minutes. The train started 2 minutes behind schedule. This is a much better experience than some have been in the past. We will spend some time here and then go on to Cherrapungee Holiday Resort in India for several days before returning to Dhaka. We were ready for a vacation and it was time to leave the country because of our 90 day multiple-entry visas.
We didn’t ride first class but we surely didn’t ride on the roof like these fellows!
YESTERDAY WAS A FULL DAY as we celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary. We walked for 45 minutes at 4:45 am. At 6:45 I played 2 hours of tennis, followed by a nice breakfast. Was back home in time to go to Coffee World to celebrate with Dustin and Alice. We were celebrating our anniversary, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Alice’s birthday which is coming up in 4 days. Home in time for a nap before supper. Supper was left-overs! Of course the left0vers were mashed potatoes and steak! I must confess it is the best steak in Dhaka, since my wife knows how to cook up a terrific swiss steak. I then went shopping for some things Alice wanted before our trip and also bought 20 red roses, which she really enjoyed. Then after shopping I had a few minutes before we went to Jeremy’s for A & W root beer floats. This is one of our favorite drinks! It was very thoughtful of them to fix these for us. Then it was home to bed. Today was almost as fast and furious. A friend who had borrowed my camera returned it at 8:20 pm, in plenty of time for our 5:30 am departure for the train station. Almost a week in Syhlet, Bangladesh and then on into India, staying near Cherrapungee for several days.
HAPPY 42ND ANNIVERSARY TODAY FOR Alice, my wonderful wife and I. She has been a faithful comrade throughout life. Whether hiking in Nepal, Colorado, Arizona or Bali she has been a trooper navigating canyons, volcanoes, and mountains! Married life, in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ontario, Ohio and Bangladesh! I thank God for giving me such a wonderful companion. I met her on September 18, 1966 in beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and married her 1,000 days later!!
On a 4 day hike in Nepal from near Pokhara up to Poon Hill and back.
Celebrating our 40th anniversary!
VILLAGERS FROM MUNSHIGANJ DISTRICT seeing their foreign guests off. We had a great visit in their village.
A WOODEN PAINTED TOY HORSE being enjoyed by Candace in a village in the Munshiganj District of Bangladesh.
BENGALI VILLAGE GIRLS looking through the door of the home to get a look at the foreigners!
BUTTERFLIES COURTING AT the Bangladesh Holiday Tea Resort in Sri Mongol, Syhlet District.
CINDY AND I HAVING A DUEL ON THE CHESS BOARD. We didn’t get to finish one game, but I think this is likely the game I lost! Chess is one of my favorite games.
THIS WAS THE TASTY BENGALI MEAL of fish curry, mutton curry, rice and dal that we were served in a village in Munshiganj district of Bangladesh. The meal is served on the bed on a oilcloth type of table cloth.
ALICE AND DUSTIN WAITING for the train. For some reason my camera was set to monochrome for this photo, but I liked it for this photo.
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