Today was a long travel day - met at 4:15 am to go to the train station- train from near Varanasi to Gorakhpur, then we got on a different bus - that probably was nice and comfortable when it was new, which might have been in a previous century- or the roads are just that bad. Turns out Gorakhpur railway station has the longest platform in the world over 1.3km, we walked most of it, twice... and it was warm. We stopped for lunch in Purandurpur, then made our way to the Indian/Nepali border. We needed to get a stamp to leave India and then we lined up for our Nepali visas. There was a bit of an election rally or some kind going on in India at the border- this made the walk from Indian immigration to Nepali immigration seem like we were salmon swimming upstream- but instead of a stream it is a parade. We start tomorrow by visiting the birthplace of Buddha, then we travel to the Tharu community where will be staying for two nights in Chitwan National Park. Not sure about the wifi there... but there’s a chance we might see some wildlife on our 4x4 safari.
Longest train platform.
Walking toward Nepal.
Welcome to Nepal.
Indian visa departure stamp.
Welcome to Nepal! Sounds like a memorable arrival with a parade and some extra walking to get the kinks out after your journey. Does Nepal give your passport a stamp or does India just want to make sure you have left? xo
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