Sarovar Portico Ahmedabad

Hello from Gujarat!! We arrived two days ago, after a surprisingly easy six hour bus ride from Udaipur. I thank the massages for the lack of discomfort. It also made me sleep for the second half, although that could have been down to the 5.30 start. We are staying in quite a nice hotel in a quiet back street, in the old part of town. They call it that, but it all looks pretty rundown to me. Having said that, it is a nice friendly place, and very few ...

... eco-friendly. It had a dry cow-dung floor, and instead of electric lights, had candles all over the place for light. Ravnit: Another long car ride, but some fun shopping once we hit Ahmedabad. The boys were awesome, as usual.

... and one of thelargest in India. The lake measures 123 km², So far 225 types of birds are recorded in Nal Sarovar area. <br><br>Best month to visit : November to February<br>Best time to see birds :Early Morning and Evening<br>The sanctuary open approx 6 AM.<br><br>For Photos and detail please check<br><br>http://nalsarovarindia.blo gspot.com/<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

... to eager locals, clearly a popular stand. We took our last few breaths of clean air, got the lungs prepared then hit the streets to hail an autorickshaw. Lady luck was on our side ( i think this was because of the pigeon ******** on us incident in Udaipur). The driver he got was named Asif Ghandi and he was an absolute gem and spoke a fair amount of English. He looked like the wizard Ghandalf from the Lord Of The Rings series. We negotiated a day rate with him which was about ...

... sinc**e Hindi point of view. He really meant it. I didn't go because I don't believe in Hindi. (On the oth** hand, I did ring the bell earli** - for the fun of it) As always I meet a million locals who want to meet me. Hi. Curtis from Canada. Yes, travelling alone. Yes alone. Only me. My family is not with me. No, I'm not married at 29. Yes, really. No, I'm not saying what my salary is or which hotel I'm staying at! Nice to meet you. Sometimes, if I'm too ...

... butter. Room Service Wallah #1: One moment please. Room Service Wallah #2: Hello sir, how can I help? Hugh: I'd like to order breakfast please. Room Service Wallah #2: You want Pepsi? Hugh: No, no Pepsi. Could we have two toasts with butter and two teas please. Room Service Wallah #2: Ok sir, no problem. Hugh: Thank you. 5 minutes later, the phone rang ...... Room Service Wallah #3: Hello sir, this is room service, I'm very sorry but we're not sure what ...

... was still there in the VIP lot. I couldn't stop laughing to myself at Niraj's antics for getting us the parking and on the field, to which he replied probably the best and most accurate statement about the situation he could: "I am taking advantage of your whiteness." Classic. With that, we made our way back through the colorful, insane streets of Ahmedabad to Niraj's house. I had officially done the Kite Festival...

... political views. In any case, Thailand has pushed Mexico, Central and South America to #2 on the list, replaced by South Asia. While in Thailand, might as well visit Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bhutan and Burma. And maybe even head up to Nepal while I'm at it. It has been getting safer lately, I hear. I surely will not be able to afford Europe again for a great long while. Poor me. I guess I could start taking donations on this site ;) .

... gossiping mothers and over-worked fathers, and then a door from which the heavy sounds of metal against wood resonated. As the door from which the sound emanated opened, I stared in shock at the number of girls dressed in pink too-toos, stomping away. I immediately felt whatever manliness a six year old has threatened, and gave my mom a quick shake of the head, before insisting that I was no longer interested. But my interest in music and dance never ...

... I raised my hand, not ready to accept this apparent act of lunacy as way to experience service work. I mentioned that fact that we have social norms so we can function as a society. If everyone did whatever they wanted when they wanted, then we would live in chaos. He responded with, "not if you listen to your heart." So yeah, you can begin to get the idea of what kind of people Mark and John were. But not wanting to cast off their idea just yet, I thought I'd give their ...