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We travelled from the jungle back into the craziness of a big Indian City!! Back to sharing the roads with cows and goats and 2 million people!!! I love it... we had a tuk tuk driver who is Jassa's friend call Toseph who has the biggest stereo system and woofas in his tuk tuk so we were zooming down the old market streets with Shikara blasting .. felt like we were in a Bollywood movie!!!
We visited the fruit stalls, meat area (ugh) and then the spice market!! Fantastic!! On to a perfume oil place ... The oils smelt fantastic!!!! We all bought some ... I expect to see Mr India as the owner is called (used to be a famous weightlifter) holidaying in Byron Bay next time we go ... he looked rather happy with the sales .. perhaps too happy .. never a good sign I think ... haha!!
The hotel we are staying in is called the Crystal Paark deserves a mention and not only for the HUGE round bed with disco lights above that Sab and I are sharing ... and the shower that has sprays coming out at all angles ... I think this room has seen some serious Indian action !!!!! The bed could easily fit 4-5 people!!! Lol!! I love India!!
It's a bit like Fawlty Towers - the staff are very helpful but not really .... lol!!! Have a look at the Hotel sign ... kind of sums it up!!!
There is a poolside restaurant ... lovely in this heat ... but no water in the pool!!
Thursday
Up early and off to see a Hindu Temple that is on top of a hill - over 2500ft above see level.. nice views .. I guess .. bit hard to see thru the dust! Temple was fantastic! I got blessed by a Holy man .. he put some red powder on my forehead (made me look like I had a nasty head injury!!) and tied a colourful red cord around my wrist .. apparently husbands are meant to do this .. so I'm not sure if I may have married him!!!
We were once again a hit with the locals and featured heavily in their photo memories of the day!!!
Then off to see the Mysore Palace - OMG - that was beautiful!! It is a massive palace and the grounds and part of the palace is open to the public.
Cameras are absolutely forbidden inside and u have to check them in before you enter the actual Palace. Apparently ... Indians don't consider phone cameras are cameras .... so after awhile ... I did as the locals do and quickly took a couple of pics with my iPhone!!! The guards didn't even bat an eyelid ... !! That's India!!!
We spent the afternoon sari shopping for Justine's party, zooming around thru the streets in Toseph's tuk tuk!
After a great dinner any many G&Ts and cocktails we came back to the Blue Bar at our Hotel which really can do your head in with it's craziness ... Rosie actually has found a new career path as a Bar Maid when in pure frustration she took over the Bar!!! Justine and I had spotted some Camino tequila which reminded us of our Spanish trip ... so we had a couple of shots ... haha ... yes I have woken up with a headache!!
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