Merry Christmas from Mysore

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After having spent a fairly relaxing night on our last indian night train journey we have arrived in Mysore (Claudi has been to Mysore before 11 years ago). It is still pleasantly purely indian and there are very few westeners around. It is also pleasantly warm (about 22 C) and not humid. Yesterday we visited the Maharajas Palace and spent some time just wandering around the city. Everything is within walking distance and we enjoy not having to rely on transport.

Food here is significantly different to what we have had so far. We like it a lot. Mostly vegetarian and not too hot but still spicy, lots of rice (although chapatis and naans have become sparse) Unlimited Thalis are served on banana leaves and the curries are dished out from little buckets. Once you start there is hardly any limit.

In the centre of Mysore there is large market area which is beautiful just to look at. We bought a Mango, pineapple, custard apples, some honey tasting fruit that looks like potatoes, manadarins, pomelo and of course bananas. We had a fruitfeast in bed for breakfast this morning.


We've also taken a bus to Chamundi hill, intending to stay in a posh hotel there but unfortunately it was all boarded up and we had a lovely walk down a 1000 steps with great views over Mysore.

We hope you have wonderful Christmas and would love to hear from you as to what you are up to.

Much love
Claudia and Terry

PS: Today on the 23rd of December it was the first time that someone has wished us a Merry Christmas in person!!

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Comments

[yanni]

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Hi Claudi and Terry ! We have send you two mails since a while . Have you got them?? If not so- please give us your actual mail adress. Happy Christmas to you Yanni

[Beate]

Merry Christmas
Dear Claudi and Terry, we wish you a very merry christmas far away in India. Nach eurem Reisebericht zu urteilen, gehet es euch sehr gut bzw. lasst ihr es euch gut gehen. Vo wilhelm hebe ich erfahren, wei man etwas von euch erfahren kann. So habe ich mich angemeldet und erhalte immer Medlung wenn es von euch ein neues Abenteuer gibt. Dieses Tagebuch/Reisebricht finde ich eine tolle Idee. Freue mich schon auf weiter Neuigkeiten. Heilig Abend alle in GE, freue mich schon. Am 26.12. nach Italy. In Gedanken werden wir bei Euch sein. Also frohe Weihnachten für Euch und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr. Bleibt gesund und munter. Liebe Grüße Beate und Angelo

[Louise Silver]

Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas to you both. It's Christmas morning here and we're all getting ready for a day of eating! It is wonderful to hear all your stories and to picture you where you are. Have a wonderful day and here's to a safe onward journey. Love and hugs, Louise xxx

[Duane]

Merry Christmas from 3 Celcius in England!! Terry actually looks different he's so relaxed!! I'm sure Claudia has found the man she married again!!! Brilliant holiday I must say. Mysore looks less busy than Mumbai or Delhi for that matter-judging by your blog and the photos. Regards Duane

[Duane]

All the best for 2007!!
You've kicked off on a high note and long may it continue!