Wednesday, August 4, 2010

River Cruise


We had a blast on Sunday night.  One of the teachers owns a share in several river boats, so we took a dinner cruise.  The boats have large decks covered in cushions, and it was so relaxing cruising down the river . . . until we hit the party boats.  It was a holiday of some sort, and we'd hear blaring Indian dance music coming down the river.  Then one of these boats filled with dancing young men (and no women) would appear.  The picture is of the last boat we saw - I suspect they were all tired out at this point.  One of the teachers commented that it was like a floating gay pride parade, although they are probably all straight.  The drive to the river was treacherous.  There is only a one lane road (and many one lane bridges) with a lot of traffic.  And we passed through a number of villages where the road between buildings was just inches wider than the bus.  I really don't know how the drivers stay so calm, but they are so good at their jobs.  We have to do this if any of you come to visit.

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