Archive for April, 2008
Chillin’ in the Blue City
By Tony on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thomas and I have made our way to the walled city of Jodhpur, known throughout Rajasthan as “the Blue City,” to explore its unique blue washed lanes, its colorful markets, and its incredible Meherangarh fortress, a sight straight out an ancient Indian fable. Jodhpur is the first place we have been that really lives up to my visions of Rajasthan. » Continue reading this post »
Connected in Rajasthan
By Tony on April 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Should We Stay, or Should We Go Now?
By Tony on April 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
That is the question.
After the rather bizarre Holi Day attack we posted about yesterday, Thomas and I have spent the last 24 hours seriously debating whether it is time to pack up and leave India, or whether we should keep going.
I find it rather ironic that we only recently posted our April Fool’s Day joke that India had pushed us to the limits, and that we had decided to flee the country. And here we are, not long afterwards, actually debating whether the joke should become reality.
Thomas, who has a welt on the back of his head, has seriously been affected by the attack. » Continue reading this post »
Holi Day Bash
By Tony and Thomas on April 17, 2008 | 8 Comments »
And bashed we were – under an onslaught of wild Indian fists punching and pounding for no apparent reason, but let’s start at the beginning and hear the story from both our perspectives. » Continue reading this post »
Pushkar
By Tony on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
According to Hindu legend, long ago Brahma dropped a lotus flower and when the petals hit the earth the holy lake of Pushkar rose to the surface. Devout Hindus constructed a series of ghats backed with beautiful white-washed architecture including several temples, one of which was dedicated to Brahma (very unusual as there are few temples dedicated to Brahma). The area is so sacred that Ghandi’s ashes were sprinkled here after his death.
Years later, travelers discovered the city and the streets magically filled with chocolate bars, banana pancakes, and hundreds of souvenir shops. Ah, great mysteries of the universe.
Actually, we both quite like Pushkar. The town is laid back, and we are staying in a great little hotel with a huge walled garden fronted by the the family’s palacial house with a sizable temple right next door. Mostly, we spend our time just sitting out the heat of the day sipping drinks – life can be such a bitch.
