The week-long holiday due to Qurbani Eid is almost over. Two more days and it is back to work again. Before going back to work, I intend to blog about my Eid holiday in Sylhet and edit/post pictures too. Maybe will do it in several parts.
This trip is quite special as there are many “firsts” in this trip. First, it is the first vacation H’s family had after a long time. The last time they had a vacation was way back 1997. Second, this is the younger boy’s first trip out of Dhaka. Third, this is also my first time to go out on holiday with them.
It’s not my first time to Sylhet but it is my first time to tour around this city. Sylhet is the main city and capital of Sylhet District of the Sylhet Division (sylhet division is bounded by Meghalaya State of India on the north, Tripura State on the south, Assam State of India on the east and Dhaka division on the west and Chittagong division on the southwest) and one of the largest and one of the richest cities, if not the richest city, of Bangladesh mainly due to the investments and remittances of the expatriates living in UK. It is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills. It is well-known for its tea gardens (mostly were established during the British India Era), and tropical forest. The city is described as City Of Saints (Muslim Bengal Saints) as the mausoleum of the great saint Hazrat Shah Jalal, who brought Islam to Bengal, is located here.
Originally, we planned to go to Sylhet via train but tickets were scarce as this is the peak season, so we ended up going there via bus, the Shohagh Paribahan. We went there on Saturday as we don’t want to go during the most rush day of the week-long holiday which was last Thursday or Friday. The original 4-5 hours road trip took us almost 8 hours due to traffic. Other than that, the trip is ok, I’m used to long road journeys anyway, and I’m sitting beside H too.
Now, where to begin about the trip? :-)
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