Pushkar Rajhastan

Well, I'm in the desert and arrived late and it's pitch dark outside my hotel so I don't think it's a good idea to go exploring a new place in such circumstances. This city is very holy and supposedly has a big lake, with lots of marble temples around it and many Hindus come here to make wishes and float out flowers. I have just eaten dinner on the rooftop terrace and got over run by a group of OAP Indians probably up here to make their final wishes!

Staying here for three nights...so I think I will get to know the place well and the hotel is fantastic, Sanju has arranged a garden view for me with a terrace over the flowers. Plus there is a swimming pool! (But it look sa bit cold) The evenings are cold here.

Slept so well last night and this morning I looked around the Red Fort at Agra for an hour or so. It was fantastic but Islamic designs, Persian Arches and flowered inlay of precious stones all begin to get a bit 'the same'after a while.

Well it took about 8 hours to get here. But it was fun. Me and Sanju get on fine. I sit in the back and we chat and he's happy that I let him listen to his Hindi music (which is pretty good really) and then I read and then I ask him loads of questions about life in India.

We saw some interesting sites on the roads, Naked Jain pilgrims who have probaby walked starkers for 100s of miles to get to this particular temple in Rajhastan. On mass, Middle aged ,male nudism is pretty grim to behold in any format!! Believe me!

We saw loads of wedding parties, involving lots of dancing, decorated cars .................

Oh my GOD The OAPs have just decended on this tiny internet room asking me what I am doing. "Are you programing" Where are you from? What is a blog? Can I read it? So funny but so NOSEY> I didn't want them to read about the naked Jains!!! (One of them was from America!)

Right I haven't got my cable today, so no photos of the Red Fort.

Oh, I saw some funny signs today in Agra.

ANUS SCHOOL OF ENGLISH. ( I hope the owner is called Anu!)

and LEARN FLUENT ENGLISH IN 3 WEEKS. Wow, the Indian English teachers must be really good!

Right I'm off to my terrace to relax with a book and lime juice. No beer allowed in this holy city!

Night