Blogs from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 78

If there is a judge, you are it Wouldn't you know but James happened to find his precious elephant photos in the bottom of his suitcase. They weren't in his guidebook (that got left on the plane) after all And he got in trouble and got caught in judgment of that woman and wow....there was no problem! Sometimes James can be worse than a woman because he is so ready to make snap judgements of others. The drama at the end of the last entry may be ignored. It will remain posted with this site as it may be instructive.... read more

Happy belated Halloween to you all! ...and Happy Diwali too! I finished the last part of my Rajisthan tour with my fearless driver Santis-ji. I visited so many forts and castles and palace museums to last me a very long time. I am here in Jaipur to celebrate Diwali. Tomorrow is the big night as people wear new clothes and go out to shop for new things to start the new Hindu year...or something like that....it is the festival of light and it is really pretty amazing. People have lit these little candles in oil outside their homes and it is just so magical...all the sparkle. well it all ends when some four year old kid lights an Indian cheery bomb and throws it out in front of you! Talk about wake up call! ...and yeah...you ... read more

Je pense avoir trouve ce que j ai a faire en Inde: entre autre renforcer mon assertivite. Les indiens que j'ai rencontre sont gentils mais tres pushy pour vendre un course en rickshaw, un bijou, un tissu. Il est difficile de faire l a part des choses entre la gentillesse et la manipulation commerciale. A peine sortie de l'hotel, je me suis fait accoster par 2 candidats rick show. Je leur demande de m emmener au palais des vents, un edifice qui n a quasiment pas d epaisseur, facade pour permettre aux femmes du harems d observer la rue sans etre vue. Nous convenons d'un prix, ils m'emmenent a deux dans un rickshow a moteur, s arretent dans une petite ruelle pour changer de chauffeur, je dois avouer que je n ai rien compris a leur ... read more

Second email: so...i think i wrote when i was in delhi, which feels like a really long time ago. delhi was great, except that jamie, the guy who i'm travelling with, got the well known 'delhi belly' and so our trip up to rishikesh up in the north was delayed! but that was ok, cause that meant an extra day in delhi, and we took a rickshaw (which are little motori(sz)ed vehicles that you find all over india) all over the city. we saw EVERYTHING - our driver was great at taking tourists around - we had no idea what we wanted to see but he showed us some great temples, India Gate, Old Delhi, and lots of interesting things in between! these rickshaws are amazing, in the congested streets of delhi, they zoom through tiny ... read more

Hello again. I hope all is well and good in Chicago and elsewhere, and that you are all enjoying Fall. If anyone wants to do something wonderful for me, email me pictures of fall: the leaves, the colors, the people in sweaters. India is fabulous. It's beginning to cool off, which is really nice. The weather is usually in the 70's, which is perfect since we're always required to wear long pants and no sleeveless tops. I mostly wear a salwaar kameez, which consists of billowy cotton salwaar pants, a long kurta top, and a scarf called a dupatta. The're really quite attractive and comfortable. Also, they reduce the constant stares I get by about 10%, which is at least something. Yes, India is a country of starers. Especially when there's a foreigner milling about. I ... read more