Trip to India : Last Posting

As a record of my 2 weeks plus trip to India 2 weeks ago, a summary of my trip:-

1. 24 Aug. (Friday)- Departed Kuala Lumpur to New Delhi.
   
2. 25 Aug. - 26 Aug. (Sat. - Sunday) - New Delhi. Visited some places in New Delhi.
   
3. 27 Aug (Mon.) - took a bus from New Delhi to Dharamsala. The bus trip took 15 hrs from 5.30 pm to 8.30 am. I took a non A/C (450 Rupee-RM 50) so it was hot and humid throughout the trip. The distance was 500km.
   
4. 28 Aug. (Mc LeodGanj) - took a taxi from Dharamsala to Mc LeodGanj ,10 km and 600 higher than Dharamsala. Very sleepy. Slept until 5.00pm.
   
5. 29 Aug. - 1 Sept (Sat.) - Rain everyday for 12 to 16 hrs. Visited some Tibetan temples and Norbulingka Institute. Hang-out around Mc Leod Ganj.
   
6. 1 Sept. (Sat.) - I took yet another bus trip from hell - back to New Delhi. The bus left Mc LeodGanj at 6.30pm. It was raining heavily and the trip down the mountainous winding roads took 5 hours. It was a nauseating experience that I do not want to repeat.
   
7. 2 Sept. (Sun.) - Reached New Delhi at 8.30 am.
   
8. 3 Sept.(Mon.) - Took a 2 hour flight from New Delhi to Bhubasneswar in Orrisa state in eastern India.
   
9. 4 Sept. (Tue.) - Went to see some places in Bhub.
   
10. 5 Sept. (Wed.) - went on a tour run by the Orissa Tourism Development Corporation with five Indian tourists to Puri and Konark. At Konark, visited the Sun temple, a designated UNESCO heritage historical site. Noted the representations of sexual positions on the carvings around the temple. Among the notable sexual acts depicted were lesbianism, male homosexuality, bestiality and a female prostitute.
    
11. 6 Sept. to 7 Sept. (Frid.) - Chill out in Puri.
    
12. 7 Sept. (Frid.) - returned to Bhub. by local bus (60km). Bus fare RS 25 (RM 3.00).
    
13. 8 Sept. (Sat.) - took a flight back to New Delhi.
    
14. 9 Sept. (Sun.) - did some shopping in New Delhi. Took a flight back to Kuala Lumpur at 11.50pm.
    
15. 10 Sept. (Monday) - arrived at KLIA, 6.30am.

AND here is the photo of the sleeper bus I took from McLeodGanj to New Delhi. There are 12 sleeper beds with a hard mattress and an equally hard 2 inch thick pillow. A curtain can be drawn across the compartment for privacy. However the "bed" is quite short, just enough to fit someone who is 5 feet 4 inches tall. Taking a sleeper seat on a bus is not something I would recommend as it not really possible to get a sound sleep on a typical Indian roads. Every time the bus hits a pot hole, you will be jolted awake and there are many pot holes on Indian roads including on "highways".