So we got to the Nepali/Indian border on Tuesday, filled with optimism that the strike that started last Sunday, would be over by then. But no; at the border, all shops were closed, all cafes, all buses stopped, with everyone just milling around with nothing to do.
With no one knowing when the strike would be over, we decided to head down to Varanasi, and see some sights at the River Ganges while trying to find out any information about the strike from the international news, local news and friends in Kathmandu. It has been surprising how little international news coverage the strike in Nepal has received - despite the country having stood still by Maoist protests for nearly a week.
Coming away from the Nepali border (so near but so far...!), I took a photo of all the trucks lined up waiting to take supplies into Nepal, waiting patiently on both sides of the road - miles and miles of them.
Now the strike has finally been called off, we will be retracing our steps over night, hoping to arrive in Kathmandu tomorrow - FINALLY!!
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