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| Ashish & Yogendra |
I am on my first CouchSurfing stay with a lovely Indian family of five. They live in the town of Khajuraho, famous for its brilliant temples on which are carved the entire Kama Sutra. That's right all those positions we wonder, "how the hell did they manage that?" The family is lovely, typical, helpful, happy, and positive. They have given me a bedroom which I was assured was mine without disturbance. I settled in to rest before the days activities began and Yogendra climbed into the other side of the king-size bed and began working on his laptop. We were both huddled in our respective comforters as the weather is now very cold and it is early morning. He soon finished and fell asleep, being tired after an early morning as he came to the train station to pick me up...the train was an hour late.
Around noon we arose, changed and set off for lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch it was off to the temples. We managed to see the East Group of temples before it started getting late and cold. We were on motorcycles, so we headed back. After a presentation of folkloric dance at the local venue, we came back to the house for a family evening. Everyone was piled on the bed under blankets - chatting, studying for exams, and working on peeling garlic on a tray 1/2 full of cut up onions.
Around noon we arose, changed and set off for lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch it was off to the temples. We managed to see the East Group of temples before it started getting late and cold. We were on motorcycles, so we headed back. After a presentation of folkloric dance at the local venue, we came back to the house for a family evening. Everyone was piled on the bed under blankets - chatting, studying for exams, and working on peeling garlic on a tray 1/2 full of cut up onions.
