Uniformed elephants

...never get used to meeting them in the night.

border

Crossing the Sonauli border in rain - the makings of a new tradition, after a chilly night on the night train to Gorakhpur, passengers bundling up like headed for the burning ghats. Then a jeep to Sonauli , quick switch to a Kathmandu bus with leaking roof and blaring Nepali duets all night.