Overnight Bus rides in India & Sacred Cows Busfahrten mit Übernachtung in Indien & Heilige Kühe Διανυκτέρευση με λεωφορείο στην Ινδία & Ιερές αγελάδες Paseos nocturnos en autobús por la India y vacas sagradas Excursions en bus de nuit en Inde et vaches sacrées Gite notturne in autobus in India e mucche sacre インドの夜行バスと聖なる牛たち 인도 & 신성한 소에서 야간 버스 타기 Naktiniai pasivažinėjimai autobusu Indijoje ir šventosios karvės Nocne przejażdżki autobusem w Indiach i święte krowy Passeios nocturnos de autocarro na Índia e vacas sagradas Ночные поездки на автобусе по Индии и священные коровы Hindistan'da Gecelik Otobüs Gezileri & Kutsal İnekler Нічні автобусні подорожі Індією та Священні корови 在印度和 Sacred Cows 过夜乘坐巴士 印度的通宵巴士之旅和神圣的奶牛

Arriving from Hawaii to India was an extremely long travel day—35 hours of air travel! Not to mention the bus travel required within India. Because our final destination was Northern India, it required a 12 hour overnight bus ride. During the bus ride in the middle of the night, we hit a checkpoint. We were new to travel in India and groggy from trying to sleep, so it was terrifying to us when all of a sudden these men came on with turbans on their heads and flashlights in their hands. They walked the length of the bus and back. They dragged one guy off the bus and checked his bags and passport. “Would we get kicked off too? Would we make it to our destination?” we thought to ourselves. The border officers left us alone and the bus headed out on the road once again. After what seemed like an eternity, we finally made it to Dharamshala, India. We groggily got off the bus and gathered our belongings. We were a 5 minute walk away when Calvin realized he had forgotten his camera bag on the bus. He raced back, but it was never to be seen again. We figured someone stole it, which was a sad way to start our trip. Cows are considered sacred in India, did you know? It's interesting because they roam the streets, like they own the joint. One day, as I was walking down a path, I thought someone bumped into me. I turned around to see who it was and it was literally a cow. I was quite startled as you can imagine. Another day, we were working at this cafe when all of a sudden, a cow came in the entrance! I'm not kidding. We didn't know what to do. We tried pushing it out, but it didn't want to budge, and it was heavy. I think maybe it wanted a chai tea or something. We would see people petting cows and feeding them, but never eating them. Let's just say India helped stretch us way out of our comfort zone and experience things in a new light.

**Keywords**

**Kicked off** forced to leave a place outside our own desire.

**Groggily** tired and not very conscious of what is happening around you.

**Own the joint** own the place.