Lucknow was the first city we visited in India five years ago. At the time we were a little shell shocked and didn't get to see many if the sights. All the mosques and monuments here are only a few hundred years old and demonstrate the architectural achievements of the Moguls. There was also a bloody rebellion against the British in the late 18th century.
We arrived by train and checked into a pretty nice hotel. Our main sight seeing was a guided tour through the old city. The tour was cheap, low key and interesting.
Our last trip we hoofed it mostly. We walked miles through noisy dirty streets arriving at our destination tired thirsty and dishevelled. This time we did the right thing and negotiated with the tuk tuk drivers.
After Lucknow we took a car and driver a 180 km to the Nepalese border at Nepalganj. It is a very sleepy place. Indians and Nepalese cross unimpeded. We had to find the unobtrusive immigration offices and check out and get our Nepalese visas. Going through the formalities was very relaxed and you felt like you were in someone's living room rather than an immigration office.
A tuk tuk took us to our very friendly and luxurious hotel. Already we could detect the more relaxed friendly manner of the Nepalese population. The first order of business was to get our Nepalese sim card active so we could book our room near Bardia Park and the whole reason we chose this obscure border crossing.
We arrived by train and checked into a pretty nice hotel. Our main sight seeing was a guided tour through the old city. The tour was cheap, low key and interesting.
Our last trip we hoofed it mostly. We walked miles through noisy dirty streets arriving at our destination tired thirsty and dishevelled. This time we did the right thing and negotiated with the tuk tuk drivers.
After Lucknow we took a car and driver a 180 km to the Nepalese border at Nepalganj. It is a very sleepy place. Indians and Nepalese cross unimpeded. We had to find the unobtrusive immigration offices and check out and get our Nepalese visas. Going through the formalities was very relaxed and you felt like you were in someone's living room rather than an immigration office.
A tuk tuk took us to our very friendly and luxurious hotel. Already we could detect the more relaxed friendly manner of the Nepalese population. The first order of business was to get our Nepalese sim card active so we could book our room near Bardia Park and the whole reason we chose this obscure border crossing.
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