Fort Rampura Lucknow

... the restroom for me but somehow found electricity if I wanted the giftshop. We passed on dinner there and shared a wonderful package of pringles. We arrived quite late in Khajuarho. The hotel was clean and minimal. Khajuarho is off the beaten path to everywhere. It is near the mines that bring up the fabulous gems of India. The reason to visit is an archaelogical site of many temples that are ...

... like no other for me and it isn't about ensuring I have a photo album or a completed check list of to do's done to document my time here.

It is hard to believe that I have only been here a week. Gotta go get fitted for my clothes for the wedding. FUN!

... in excrement.

The right hand toilet was western. Similar to the trainspotting toilet. This negated the need to strip off and was my favored dropping off point. That is until I misjudged my stance (no sitting on the thing, no way, just semi squatting at a 45 degree angle and holding on the sink tight for dear life) and shat everywhere. Had a vain attempt at a clear up operation. But it was beyond hope. I ...

... ting, one was tracors!! another was mechanics and spairs, a whole line on them along the road, all basic and just shacks ....but very sad how many very young poor kids there were working everywhere .... there was always something to look at or photograph ..... in fact never a dull moment....

our arrival in Lucknow was a bit disheartening, no rooms to be had anywhere?? we couldnt believe it at this time of year when its so hot, but apparently its ...

... that I saw was a group of children come charging after the bus, screaming and waving and calling their friends to come and join them. They were all there to greet us when the bus stopped, all shouting 'hello' and 'photo, photo'. Such beautiful faces with black, shiny eyes and big wide smiles, filled with tiny pearly white teeth. Their complexions were enviable and their hair was sleek and in really good condition. Their clothes were tatty but ...

... Let me clarify: Most forms of dance that I've taken part in encourage dancers to be "soft and light footed," and to try to not make any sounds as they move across the floor. However, the core facet of Kathak is the stomping patterns that the dancers make with their feet, and the harder they stomp, the better. Also, while in most forms of dance, especially modern and ballet, dancers are expected to have a deep foot arch, Kathak dancers are better off the flatter ...

... up, we could hear music and chanting coming from the upstairs studio. We followed the music and chants up the stairs and arrived at the studio entrance to find what seemed like at least 100 people sitting cross-legged on the ground, knee-to-knee, facing an elaborate and brightly-lit alter to the yogi's "guru." The yogi had told us to enter from the far side of the room so that people might not stare at us as much. However, when we tried to go through that side, a ...

... Yo tenia que llamar a mi madre, en sevilla y el me dejo su movil porque es mucho mas barato desde el movil, y no me cobro la llamada, aunque era poco dinero 10 rupees, pero no quiso coger el dinero. Le pregunte que que pasaba en la ciudad porque habia muchas luces, como de feria, muchos luminosos y todo estaba muy animado, y me acorde que el conductor del rickshaw por la manana habia dicho que al dia siguiente todo estaba cerrado porque habia un festival muy grande ...

... Bookstore. The shop was much smaller than I expected, just one little room, and was filled with fantastic-looking books, many about Lucknow and its history. When we entered, we were greeted by an smiling gray-haired man with a beard who was probably in his 70s or 80s. I assumed, correctly it turned out, that this was Ram Advani. We introduced ourselves and I told him that my friend had recommended his bookstore to me. He asked us what we were doing in Lucknow, and we ...

... desk. We didn't see anyone with a sign when we got off the train, so Sharon stayed with the luggage while I went in search of the UP Tourism desk. I tried to ask several different people where the Tourism desk would be, but most people I tried to ask didn't speak English, and the one person who did didn't seem to know about any UP Tourism desk at the station. I was ready to tell Sharon that we should look for a phone to call the organization, but as I ...