16/03/2010

We were suppose to leave today and make our way to Preska, we packed our things and made our way to the bus station to see the bus times, apparently there is only one direct bus at 1 o’clock pm but other local buses with one stop every 5 minutes.

Instead of leaving we went back to the hotel and hecked back into the room because we really had not seen any of the sights in Jaipur.

We were suppose to meet one of the guys from last night who offered to take us around town only paying for the fuel but after talking to the owner of our hotel he advised us not to as the people who we were “partying” with last night were part of the Indian mafia.

Despite calling the guy to meet us at the hotel we managed to avoid him and follow the walking tour guide in the lonely planet, along the way we bumped into a Swedish guy we briefly met inAgra. Johan, Emer and I vaguely followed the walking route and didn’t really see any of the sights but then got an auto-rickshaw to Monkey Palace where there was a great view of the city although covered in a misty haze from all the pollution.

We wondered back around town looking for some food, which surprisingly in this city is not easy to find but after over an hour we eventually found some samosa like foods (all deep-fried) with lassi’s. I can’t stress how good lassi’s taste (like yoghurt drink but better) and you also drink them out of ceramic clay cups that when you have finished just smash them on the ground.

We headed back to the hotel and watched a few films before hitting the pillow.

Statue made from marble

Wierd looking cow with short legs