Exhaust exhausted in Dhaka!

I'm here!

After a two hour delayed flight from Istanbul I finally made it to Dhaka 6am this morning.

And after waiting for my bag for about an hour I walked through the exit gates and was immediately greeted by Hasan who drove me to my guest house. I was so jet lagged I forgot to give him the swedish candy I brought him as a thank you. He'll get it next time ;)

After a little nap I decided to go for a stroll around Banani and try to see if I could find a SIM-card shop somewhere since my swedish phone doesn't work here.  My first little expedition was successful

since I not only found and bought a SIM-card, but also managed to find my way back home by rick-shaw... Fun!:)

After another little nap I caught a rick-shaw to Gulshan 1 to meet up with Nobuko who is renting out one of her rooms in an apartment. I got there about an hour early so that I could just sit and watch the commotion for a while. I love it! Its utter chaos with people jumping on and off buses and climbing up on the bus roof,  rickshaws struggling to make their way through traffic, women in colorful salwars and sarees, families having a picnic in the middle of the round about, huge billboards, half-built buildings, electrical cables, vendors trying to sell their merchandise. So awesome.

The apartment in Niketan was like a little oasis and Nobuko seems very nice. I took it on the spot and am moving in tomorrow!

My head is spinning from the jet lag/ exhaust/ dehydration/ overwhelming city of Dhaka and I'll probably go to bed really early. But it'll be with a smile on my face.

xx