March 18, 2005
Dear Joyce,
I got back to Bangkok a few days ago. I was very happy to find two letters from you waiting for me at the post office. My two weeks in India were exciting. Among other things, I saw the Taj Mahal. It is really as beautiful as everyone says.
To answer a few of your questions, I usually stay in cheap hotels which are listed in my guidebook. Most of them cost under US$10 a night. The food is great. In Thailand and India they have a lot of spicy food, which I like, and in Nepal they have lots of really cheap Western-style restaurants for travelers. The people in all the three places are friendly. Of course, not everyone speaks English, but people who deal with tourists a lot speak at least a little.
All the places I’ve visited are very interesting, but if I had to pick one, I’d say Katmandu is the most interesting. I’ve taken a lot of photos, so you can see for yourself what these places are like when I get back.
Sincerely,
Vincent
亲爱的乔依丝:
我几天前回到曼谷。非常高兴邮局里有两封你寄给我的信。在印度的两个星期很令人兴奋。除了众多的行程外,我尚参观了泰姬玛哈陵。它真的就如大家所说的一样美。
回答一些你的问题,我通常住在旅游指南上所列的廉价旅馆。它们大部分一个晚上索价都低于美金十元。吃得很棒。在泰国和印度有很多我喜欢的辛辣食物,在尼泊尔则有廉价的西式餐厅供旅客享用。这三个国家的人民都很友善。当然并非人人都会说英语,不过常与观光客相处的人至少会说一些。
所有我参观过的地方都非常有趣,但如果要选一个,我觉得加德满都最令我感兴趣。我已经拍了很多相片,所以我回去后你就可以亲自看到这些地方像什么样子了。
文森 敬上
2005年3月18日