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day 321 – it was cold on the train and i had difficulty sleeping. without a sleeping bag i had nothing to cover me or protect me from the cold wind that came in through the gap in the windows. the morning was better and i sat in the sun reading my book and looking [...]
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day 22 – today i made another early start and walked up to observatory hill again. this time i went to a different part of the hill and took photographs around the hindu temples. it was quite foggy but lots of people were there to pray and make offerings for good fortune. after walking back [...]