I left the ashram quite easily (in terms of the wrist) on Saturday 9th August. I took part in the neti cleaning with the rest of the class asit actually clears out the nasal passages quite well. I don't miss the ashram food one bit. In fact they served pilau rice with extra nuts!! I left about half ten with the help of Kodama asnd Ryo. The bus to Dehra Dun was fine. There isn't much to see and do in Dun really it was for convenience in getting the train for a 400km journey to Agra. Once the ticket was purchased, I wandered around the markets which were quite interesting. The lodge I stayed in was near the station, Indian, very cheap but quite nice. There was a pesky son or two but nothing too annoying. On Monday I went to Mussoorie which is a former British hill station. That was a great bus journey as we climbed 6000ft or so. Due to low cloud, I was unable to see the Himalayas...typical...but I had a lovely day all the same.
I left the Dun at 6am on Tuesday 12th August. This was a sleeper train where myself and an 80 year old woman were given upper bunks. We both slept on the lower bunks - very comfortable - until the couple who had been allocated the beds arrived. Rather than kick up a stink, we shared the beds to sit on; they fed and watered me with chai tea all the way to Agra. At Agra station, the couple's daughter and family met me off the train, helped me with my case and drove me to my current guesthouse!
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