DAY 139 - ANANDNAGAR

139) SUNDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 1977 : 217KMS. - ANANDNAGAR

 

We continued driving through GONDA, DAMARIAGANJ and villages along the way. I understood they were underdeveloped and people lead  a simple life.  The road we drove on was full of dust, it seemed useable only by very few vehicles but horse-drawn wagons, bicycles and pedestrians.

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We waved to the children on the roadsides but nobody waved in return. But they gazed at us showing their facial expression so highly surprising.

Pedestrians we passed by put things and belongings on their heads instead of carrying them by hands,  they were walking elegantly upright. 

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We arrived in NAUGARH, where we stopped by to report to the tourist check point as we intended to cross the border to NEPAL.  However, we were told that no visa checkpoint and customs existing on this route.  So we had to travel to another route, via ANANDNAGAR or PHARENDA. We then stopped to park for overnight.