India is growing on us!

Hello to everyone,
Today, I write from the island of Diu. It is a quaint ex-Portugese place in the Arabian Sea. We plan to stay here for about 10 days to relax before preparing to split up for a month. After 3 months together non-stop, it will be a bit hard to part. India is getting easier to handle. I am beginning to "get" how it works here. I am also getting used to bus travel, which can range from overcrowded and bumpy to smooth and comfy. There is no way to tell what you might get, so you must be prepared for anything.
The pictures that I am attaching are from two places.
The first ones are from a small town called Pushkar. It is set on a holy lake and is where Ghandi's ashes were sprinkled. We found a very chilled out hotel just outside town. It had a pool and a very lush garden area. We were ecstatic about both because it is also in the desert. We met two really nice Norwegian guys at our hotel and went on a camal "safari" with them. We rode camels out of the city and stayed overnight at the camel owners family home. It was not really the desert experience we expected, but we had a blast. The camel guy and his friends played music and his sister-in-law cooked us dinner. Camels are really crazy animals. They fart constantly, which makes the experience even more hilarious.
The second group of photos is from Udaipur. It is a beautiful city, also set on a lake. It was very nice and we ended up staying longer than expected. We visited the city palace and a peaceful park in the middle of another lake. We met some Israelis raised in the US and went to a dance performance with them. I think Udaipur is my favorite place in India, thus far.

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