Time ruins so, on to Comilla, where one of the largest Buddhist monasteries was in Bangladesh and south of the Himalayas. For a change again with the reasonable ground. So sad! Some of the monasteries are in the military field, you must have permission for. We thought we would be within our charms there, but more than relax in the shade at the checkpoint was not there. Unfortunately, but otherwise it was a fun trip in Bangladesh.
Srimangal, the tea region of Bangladesh, was our next stop. There were bicycles to rent, so we as real Dutchmen on the bike exploring the area. The environment is really quite soothing. All tea plants are kept picking on a convenient, making it seem almost on the grass with some trees for shade in between. After a visit to one of the plantations, we had of course the “world famous” five colored tea tasting. This is really five different layers (colors) and tea is very tasty. Also quite expensive, 4 cups were just as expensive as a hotel stay, but hey, and then you have some.
Nearby is Lowacherra, a park where gibbons seem to live, where we have a day of hiking. There were several trails ranging from half hour to three hours, and we began the longest. Halfway through we thought we heard a gibbon … or at least something we could not place. At first it seemed mainly to the barking of a dog. But then there is still no village, with a dog, it had to do was a different animal. Meanwhile, the sound is aggressive and very close . After a while we saw structures still nothing, and after a good stop to have sought, but again we walked. Here showed that some “barking” deer running around … that made it all yet again a little less exciting than it was. Furthermore, this is it full of huge spiders, some of which are literally as big as your hand. The jungle is really nice, the 3-hour trail runs and ends there, unfortunately, mainly outside kilometers from the entrance … very useful. In the taxi back to the park for two attempt to find a gibbon.
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