{"id":4884,"date":"2014-01-29T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onmytodd.org\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2017-02-17T09:35:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T08:35:27","slug":"chittagong-bureaucracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/?p=4884","title":{"rendered":"Chittagong & Bureaucracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been kind of unhappy with the quality of the photos my camera takes. Aaron happens to be an enthusiastic photographer<\/a> and gave me some tips about current camera developments. I am almost convinced that a new one is in order.<\/p>\n

We said good-bye after breakfast and I went to the local DHL office to send off yesterday’s acquisitions. I learned that, due to the precious looks (brass, glass, wooden case, etc.) I would need an export permit for customs from some obscure Import\/Export bureau – which has their only office in Dhaka! There was no way to send the stuff without such permit, and apparently there is no way to get one here in Chittagong. Bummer. I’ll have to fit the things into my luggage somehow.<\/p>\n

I rented a boat for an hour and did a tour on the Karnaphuli river. It is full of fishing trawlers, small oil and gas tankers and all kinds of other cargo ships. Small wooden boats ply the waters between the ships to ferry people from one bank to the other. It is quite a sight. <\/p>\n