It is so beautiful up here. Yesterday I went to 9000feet where you can see across to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir. I could look across to the Kyber Pass where our grandfather was killed and presumably buried there. This is yak country but it is the monkeys that rule with temples to the monkey god. They are very aggressive though, like the barbary apes in Gibraltar. There are also many tibetans and nepalese in this region. Today i take the trains back to Delhi ready for my flight tomorrow.
This morning, with my head full of things I still have to do, I got on the tram and forgot to scan my ticket. The inspector got on 2 stops later and said I had to pay 45€ for this lapse. Why can't I scan it now? a reasonable question in my opinion, was met with scorn, so I paid up. On the tram back from the hospital there she was again and checked my ticket with glee. While she was doing that a young man got on, sat down and did not show any sign of even having a ticket, let alone scanning one. The inspector passed him by without a second glance. Today is the last day for packing and organising. Tomorrow the removal company will arrive at 6am to take it all away and put it in storage. Tomorrow night I will sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor and Thursday I go to the hospital to be nuked for the last time. The sleeping bag is the one that saved me from hypothermia when a friend and I were lost for ...
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