Bunglow Manager: - Good morning to all of you. There is sad news for you. Due to heavy rainfall last night, the elephant safari will remain closed today. Today morning, the sky is looking clear and sunny. So, I hope that tomorrow you people will be able to go for the elephant safari.
Debrup: - Then, what will we do the entire day. Tell us some spot, where we can go?
Bunglow Manager: - Well, I could have suggested you to go to Gorumara forest, but that is also closed today due to heavy rainfall last night. I suggest you to go for a tour at Bhutan Border. The Phuntshilling market is just around 17 Km from our bunglow. I will arrange the car for you people. You people need to spend only 500 bucks for that.
Ayandeep: - Ok, not an issue. We are willing to go there.
Bunglow Manager: - Ok, have your breakfast now. By 12 noon, the lunch will be ready. After taking your lunch, you can head towards Phuntshilling. The name of the driver is Omkar. He will come here with his jeep at around 1 PM. I hope that is ok with you all.
Sain: - of course, not a problem. But, I have one personal request. During lunch or dinner, please keep some chairs inside the dining room.
Bunglow Manager: - Ha ha ha…ok, ok, I have understood your problem. I will surely arrange some chairs inside the dining room.
Roy: - Oh! Natalie and Harris were staying inside a camp, not in this bunglow. They are going now. Hey, she is waving her hands towards us.
Sain: - Oho! Yeah, let us also wave our hands. Tata, bye, bye.
Natalie: - Ha ha ha…same to you all.
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Omkar: - Are you all ready, Sir. Ok, just get inside the jeep.
Debarjun: - How long will it take to reach Phunshilling?
Omkar: - Hardly, it will take 35 to 40 minutes from here. Accha, after roaming in the Phuntshilling market, if you have time in your hands, then I can take you people to the Law Hill of Bhutan. It is around 8 Km from Phuntshilling market. For that, I will take another extra 100 bucks.
Ayandeep: - That we will decide later. Now, you first start the jeep.
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Debrup: - Look at both sides of the road. Hardly, I can see any residential houses. There are tall grasses and some fences everywhere.
Omkar: - Yes, Sir, this is the extension of Jaldapara forest only. You can see the residential houses once we reach the first check-post of Bhutan Border.
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Roy: - This is Bhutan border. Baapre, hardly I can see any such security in this check post. Only two Bhutanese army men and two Indian Army men are sitting in the check-post.
Bhutanese Army Man 01:- Yours Driving License please. What’s your name?
Omkar: - My name is Omkar, sir. These people have come to our Jaldapara Bunglow only.
Bhutanese Army Man 02:- Is anyone of you having any identity card of yours?
Sain: - Yeah, I have my Voter ID Card. Here it is.
Bhutanese Army Man 01:- Hey, just note down all these numbers. Ok, you people can proceed now.
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Ayandeep: - Indo-Bhutan Border is not so strict at all. Any terrorist can easily pass through this border with their arms and ammunitions to enter India.
Omkar: - No Sir. It is not so easy. They wrote down my driving license number, my jeep number and the Voter ID card number of one of you. They will cross-check it with the Indian Army personnel and their databases. If they find any information invalid or wrong, they will not let you go outside of Bhutan at any cost, till the Indian Army Men or BSF personnel give the green signal. Just wait for another 10 minutes. We will reach the second check-post of Bhutan to enter the Phuntshilling market.
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