Mysore Dasprakash
Travel Blogs from Mysore
Mysore, India
Thursday 26th January 2006 Because I checked into my miserable hotel at seven in the morning I have to be out at seven in the morning or pay for another day. To cap it all they increased my bill because they said I was in one of the expensive rooms (not what I asked for). It was useless trying to argue with that sullen git in reception. If I was in …
Mysore
... The best way to describe it is that it tastes like a cake batter that you get to lick off the spoon when you are baking. We also learned of the importance of flowers to the Hindu people and saw the men (mostly men) make all manner of garlands in the flower section of the market. From there we headed to visit some artisans who make ornate inlayed furniture. Some of the stuff here was amazing. A huge inlayed table and matching six chairs cost about €4,000 but ...
Un tripudio di colori e profumi
... di colori e profumi. Compro incensi e regalo sorrisi. è piacevole e sembra autentico, a parte alcune eccezioni di stampo prettamente turistico.
Il cielo si è rannuvolato e sono piuttosto stanco, così andiamo a sederci su una terrazza di un albergo dove bevo un chai e mangio una masala pappad. Poco indicato per la diarrea, ma la fame e le tentazioni sono molte. Rimaniamo sulla terrazza, ...
Drinking the Kool-Aid
... and I congratulated myself for not having to do things that looked very tiring and hard. Yay me!
Today was my fifth class, and with 2 days left on my weekly pass, I'll have to decide soon whether to keep at it or to move on to something else. But I'm leaning toward continuing on for the rest of the month, if only so I can say with some authenticity to the other yogis when they ask, My practice was awesome today!
xoxo,
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