Problem- Quote Mamie: 'We can't trust anyone in India!... apart from women and girls... and even they are rude and don't understand queueing gah!!'
We spent yesterday exploring Ranakpur and the surrounding countryside. We thought this would be much less touristy than the cities we've visited and we wanted to try one of the famous local buses. We saw our favourite temple so far, called Jain temple- *update from Mamie 'Jain' is a religion Ames :p*- with beautiful engraved marble and sandstone columns, which I may have got lost in... From there we walked through green countryside stopping to chat to farmers. There was even a chance we might see a leopard! We wanted to catch the 3 o'clock bus to Jodhpur which then turned into a 4:00, 4:30, 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock bus (or so the locals said). We were also told that we were sitting at a bus stop which turned out to be a tree stump. Long story short, we can't trust anyone except...
School buses it seems. This is how we were saved. School children gave us 'chocolate' (disgusting salty sweets) and sang us a song. It was so uplifting but all we came up with to sing back was 'Barbie Girl' and The Jungle Book's 'Bare Necessities' which the kids found hilarious.
We are now safe in peaceful, blue Jodhpur, enjoying some incredibly spicey food!
Your photos are most interesting. We are seeing them with your parents at No.9. They brought a lovely lunch and brought us up to date with your news.
ReplyDeleteLots of love from Granny & Grandad
Hi Amy, this message is from Gran: She just wanted to wish you a Happy Easter and she also said how nice it is to be able to see what you've been up to! Lots of love from, Gran xx
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you're having a great time, it'll be really good to have a catch up when you're back in the UK. Stay safe and keep having fun, lots of love Oli xx