Where No Blogger Has Ever Blogged Before.....

Samir's article. For those of you wondering "where are 'em ignorant Bhimjis?" the answer is "read the title". A few centuries after the Jurrasic period, we left Bikaner and drove to Jaipur. I can't remember what the drive was like, and be glad I don't. I've also been sworn to secrecy by the DBP (department of boredom prevention). In Jaipur however, we visited city palaces, medieval astronomy time telling places and saw three snake charmers who had a cobra that kept escaping (it moved in the general direction of Dad). The palace had lots of guards who wanted their pictures taken, and then tips. The astronomical place had giant bowls, staircases and upside-down arches. Our tour guide wasn't too great. He had a robotic voice and when we got to the next thing, he just began saying things like "4 degrees west and 12 degrees to the ice cream place...", leaving all five of us in confusion. After that we went to a place were the women watched parades and stuff in the olden days. Since muslim women were (and are) not allowed to show their faces, the windows were designed so that you could see through if you were close up. The next day, instead of taking a train to Agra, we drove to Ranthambore. There, they had a reserve, which was where you are most likely to spot a tiger! Everything went ... actually, since this is likely my last blog on India, Mom has decided that there can't be any negative or sarcastic comments. I know you will miss the sarcasm that makes you check for updates every 3 hours, but try to fill in the blanks for me. Just imagine, what would Samir say? ____________________________________
____________On the bright side, we saw a lot of monkeys, peacocks and parrots. Sadly, there was no tiger. But at the end we found a baby croc hiding by a pond. We drove to Agra later, and we arrived to a storm of raining elephants and water buffalo. (Which is kinda what we came here to avoid). We worried about not being able to go outside the next day, but it turned out to be really sunny. That day we visited the Taj Mahal, the something or the other wonder of the world! The Taj is actually smaller than many think it is, but there were just as many people fighting to see it as on the postcards. Apparently, when the Taj Mahal was completed, the craftsmens' hands were sliced off so that they couldn't create another one like it or better (which is probably why there isn't a Taj in North Van). A few days later we got a driver to give us a cheap ride to Delhi, but traffic was *** so we didn't get there until late. We've done a bit of sight seeing and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much shopping. We spent some time in a park, but basically we're only here for the airport, as Delhi is really an enormous, confusing and annoying maze. When I say we're here for the airport, I mean we're going to Japan tomorrow!!!!!

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