Gulaab Niwaas Palace Pushkar

... deal of the faith as expressed in temples to me is entirely about donations. I have been to quite a number of religious sites throughout my travels, some charge a fee to come in, but never do people of faith use their beliefs as a wedge to add up fees. Some faiths would even call that sacrilegious. Perhaps in Hinduism it is as well, but it's still the norm for me all the time.... But of course that didn't stop us from seeing the Brahma temple, we had to go.

When we ...

... 230am! Woke up early and headed out, bags in tow, to find the hostel we booked (chacha's)....took us AGES to find it in a very small town, but when we did stumble up the dirt track with the stray dogs and found it, we were dissapointed!!! It made the previous 230am room look like a palace! Matt kindly explained that "we would not be comfotable here" and we walked (very quickly ...

... from the top, with real evidence in the valleys of the desert ahead. I shunted directly across town to trek to the op of the higher Savitri Temple. Thankfully this latter 3hr hike only took me 30 mins to climb, but it was quite steep & fairly trying, as the temperature was over 40 degrees and there was no shade. With a red spire and goose symbol above the gateway (Brahma’s), this temple is dedicated to his first wife. Panoramic views of this sun-kissed ...

... into the moving bus as it passed by to see a rather glad looking Melissa! We arrived in Jodpur in the later afternoon and managed to find a nice room relatively quickly. After Udaipur Jodpur wasn't really doing it for us I have to say...it was just so hectic with people hassling us at every step we took so we resolved to take in the fort early the next morning and get outta there to hook up with the Scottish girls in Pushkar ...

... would not be worshiped anywhere else thus this temple is one of the few in the world. “ LP2007

So between gorging out on delicious food at our fantastic guest house the three musketeers (Carley, Tim and I) hired bikes and wobbled our way around the temples starting with a 5am hike to the Savitiri temple for sunrise and a beautiful view of the city.

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... quand même pas top ! Je crois que c'était un avant goût de ce qui nous attends à varanasie. Nous sommes allés mangé au buffet à volonté qui était pas mal, j ai aussi repris des Alu ghobi encore meilleures que celle d'hier. Super ! c est sur je ne maigris pas .....Mathilde à trébuché et son pied est tombé dans l'égoût à ciel ouvert ! Beurk du coup on a acheté une bouteille d'eau minérale à 20 roupilles qu'elle a versé entièrement sur son pied pour le rincer. Il ...

... around town, it was becoming evident that the idea is going to be a very good one and time for exploring the possibilities was needed plus we met some great travellers here including the very cool cat Nikki, the funky couple Guy and Alby and photographer Kat from Australia and Dominique from Italy who is learning to craft jewellery. We didn't really feel like moving much anyway after the fast pace of our journey so far. Time to breathe and still the mind. So in the rest ...

I can attribute the gradual undoing of my feasting down to two things. For those who have been aware of my health issues you will be happy to know that by Pushkar my cold has been reduced to a mere annoyance, and my rash is disappearing fast. I'm doing alright, for India. I'm trying out loads of new foods and living the high life, every day. Oh it's good, it's so good. Eating out for breakfast, lunch and dinner ensures that your plate is always piled high ...

... Spanish and i think this is where the word lunatic comes from. People all get a little looney on the moon days. Today was no exception. We took up position on a rooftop and watched the crowd below us who would all look up and wave at us, we felt like the Queen and it was a little embarassing to have so many eyes on us at the same time. An hour after we had sat down, the sheer numbers in the market crowd became impossible to control and it nearly came to a stand still. It ...

... is very female dominated...and I've been very busy doing my own thing in those 20 years, travelling and enjoying myself.

Mr M: But you have tried to find a husband?

Me: Well no, not particularly!

Mr M.: But you were having boyfriends?

Me: Sometimes, yes...I lived with someone for a while but I didn't want to marry him, I'm very independent you know!

Mr M: You lived with him? You were friends?

Me: Yes, we were good friends.
Pushkar, Rajasthan, India fishtails04