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| 12/2008
northern railways nightmare
when I finally left Mussuri, I tried to set up my travel to Siliguri, one of the gateways to sikkim. a bus to deradoon and then buying tickets for two trains. one to Loknow, on the banks of river ganges, and another one from Loknow to siliguri. I got a ticket to Siliguri with a sleeper seat but to Loknow only a waiting list ticket. waiting in the station's waiting room, Ive seen 3 prisoners in chains escorted by policemen. one of the prisoners started to talk to me a bout a man from Nigiria in central prison...he thought Im Nigerian 30 minuets before the train left, I visited the main TC (ticket controller) office and got my self a sleeper seat. lucky me! the night train was okay but in 4 AM people started talk and turn on the light so no much good sleep. in 7 I arrived to Loknow and spoil myself with chicken roll and veg puri (kind of bread). the monkeys thought otherwise and stole my bread! horrible creaters! I went on sightseeing tour of my own in Loknow, many muslem monuments, centered mainly in the old town, Husseinabad. on my way back I bought fresh pineapple juice in the street, BIG MISTAKE ! jerms run into my belly and start making probems... the train scedualed to 3 oclock but just before 3 the station declared my train, amarnath express, is delayed by 11 hours! alternatives did not found so I waited in the waiting room and got daiheria...after first round I finished my toilet paper and Loknow is a town that dont belive in toilet rolls. cant be found. I had to go again and India has its "left hand and water" techniqe, so I follow it. in 2 oclock I wake up and went to check my train status- delayed again, and again,and again...untill 10 AM thank god, it came. goodbye Loknow stupied train station. it was long 30 hours in the train +19 hours delay. in the train the people were very nice but only one kashmiri knew english. they had a little boy with them and we played with him with the little ba; he got. the child wanted also gun and car but after 20 minuets of horrible noise, his father took the toys eccept the ball. there was one guy from Nagaland, and he was little crazy. he bought 20 banana's for everyone, invites me for dinner,throw his dinner remains on the floor, stoped any marchant on the train, use a comb and returned it, made 2 girls with tabla drums to seat and play for him 3 songs, stole banana's from the banana boy,and on and on he was quiet only when he slept in Siliguri train station I had daiheria number 2 and then in my hotel room in Siliguri I vomited banana's (Bihar full of banan's and naga mate kept feeding me bananas and wouldnt accept no for an answer) the day after, I took a shower, made londry, made a permit for Sikkim (no charge) and met an Israeli guy who just came from Sikkim and said "Sikkim is heaven". good! next day I left the hot plain of the ganges aftyer 3 humid days there, and went through the green hills of west Bengal to the Sikkim border-Im in heaven too!
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