Blogs from Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 23

ADam and I have been trying, desperately, to try to see the bright side of the trash heap that is India. We came here with high hopes, but most have them have been trampled by beggars, con-men, autorickshaw drivers, and whole bunch of other bullshit. It hasn't been all bad. In fact, towns like Udaipur gave us quite a lot of hope. We drempt that the 'incredible' India that people, and the Indian tourist board, talk about would lie just around the corner. Nope... ***Puskar*** We went to Pushkar and were pushed around by a hoard of pseudo holymen gangsters. They said,"you must take a flower and throw it in the lake. It brings my family good luck." I knew this was a total lie and that he was wanting to somehow screw me out ... read more

Wow well after only been away a week we've done so much. Arriving in Delhi we jumped in a taxi and soon realised that on indian roads anything goes! Our hotel was situated on the main bazaar, paharganj, there were hardly and tourists and therefore we seemed to be the pick of anyones attention. We saw the main sites i.e the red fort, india gate but we didnt stay long in Delhi as it wasnt quite to our taste possibly due to the culture shock, Delhi is crazy!! So we booked ourselves on a two week tour of northern india (bit of a cop out but its only our first country) Next stop was Jaisalmer, the golden city. Its main attraction the huge fort built in 1156 and is home to some 4000 people. Today it ... read more

So the net day we had our first Indian night train not our first Night trains though by far. WE WERE A BIT SECluded from eeryone else- and the irrational Americans were a bit fearfull, even though all older than us but most were fine! there were bugs crawling in teh compartments though- so i had my cover over my head the whole night. We were chatting to this really nice Indian girl beneath my bunk- 3 beds to a wall, asking all about her university and general life of the young in India. Once we got off the train we arrived just outside of Pushkar, where they have the faous camel festival every year. Again another lovely place this time like a retreat and with a pool. After a quick splash and some lengths- with ... read more

Wiem, ze sie powtarzam, ale znow nie udalo nam sie zrealizowac porannego planu. Chyba nie jestesmy stworzeni do zrywania sie o 4 rano i biec do swiatyni by podziwiac ze wzgorza wschod slonca. Niech inni natchnieni to robia… Nie mniej jednak I tak wstajemy dosyc wczesnie bo o 7, budzimy Naomi I lecimy na porzadne sniadanie - znakomite miejsce - Om Shiva Restaurant - placisz 50Rs I jesz do upadlego. Po tym obzarstwie mozemy w spokoju wypozyczyc skutery I spedzic dzien na naszych ulubionych maszynach. Jezdzimy po okolicznych wioskach, palac bidi ( prymiywny papieros, skrecony z liscia tytoniu) z lokalami I rozmawaiajac na migi o zyciu. Jezdzilismy tam gdzie droga prowadzila I tam gdzie juz sie konczyla. W poszukiwaniu Shiva Cave trafilismy na szkolny piknik, gdzie obskoczyla nas gromada malych potworkow po tysiackroc pytajac o imie, ... read more

Jedziemy lokalnym pociagiem do Ajmeru a stamtad do Pushkaru. Mamy przesympatycznych wspoltowarzyszy podrozy I kolejna znajoma, tym razem jest to poznana wczoraj Belgijka, ktora Marcin dzielnie ratowal z rak biegunki I rzygania. Wypytujemy sasiadow o zwyczaje panujace w Indiach I slyszymy kolejna wersje zycia w tym kraju - tym razem wszystkio jest piekne I dobre, no I oczywiscie wszystko jest mozliwe. Podroz przerywana snem I dyskujsami mija spokojnie. Na krotka chwile zatrzymujemy sie w Ajmerze, bo tylko stamtad mozna dostac sie do Pushkaru. 30 minut jazdy autobusem za 6Rs I jestesmy w Swietym Miescie. Nie mozna tu spozywac alkoholu, obowiazuje calkowity wegetarianizm. Zakazy zakazami, ale jak tylko wbilismy sie do pierwszej restauracji by podtuczyc nasze zwatlone ciala, od razu zaproponowano nam special lassi. Zostawilysmy Marcina w tym smaczno-wygodnym miejscu I ruszylysmy na sta... read more