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17. Dhaka (2)

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As I said earlier, Dhaka doesn’t have a lot of tourist sites to visit, yet, we manage to squeeze in several stops in our one-day tour. On the evening of our arrival, almost two weeks ago, I mentioned that there was even some mildly attractive modern architecture around. I hadn’t seen the Parliament Building yet! [...]
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16. Dhaka

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To be honest, Dhaka is not an attractive city. And there is not much in term of touristic highlights either. But by dismissing Dhaka this way, you actually miss the point. You have to experience Dhaka, go outside, meet the people, taste the local street food, hear the continuous noise from traffic, and smell the [...]
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07. arrival in Dhaka

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The first objective, albeit not stated previously, has been achieved. We have transferred from a miserably cold, freezing Netherlands to the pleasant evening temperatures of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Not that we have seen much yet, we just drove from airport to hotel, and took a short walk in the neighbourhood, according to the [...]
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