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| Himanshu |
As I sit having chai at Raju's haveli on the corner, the school children in their uniforms, backpacks full of books & papers, pile into the small auto rickshaws, sitting on each others laps on their way to class. Toulouse is at my feet as is Raju's dog, Bruno, her new best friend. When I walk her, he always comes with us and protects her from the street dogs.
I can hear the worshipers chanting at the nearby temple as cows stroll by looking for food thrown out on the streets for them. Their diet seems to consist of people's leftovers, whatever they can forage from the trash cans, and the occasional bundle of grass carried in by the local women. I think the camels have it a bit better as they pull the carts and look well fed.
Life slips by in peace as I look for a more permanent home. We have looked at 3 places so far and haven't quite found what we are looking for...one was in someone's home, one turned out to be great, but was in a bad neighborhood, and the 3rd one was just too small. I feel sure we can find something in our budget as all of these were less than I expected. I can't believe I have been here almost 3 weeks.
The monkeys are playing in the temple and I see a new black baby. Although the languor monkey has grey hair with a black face, the little ones are solid black, and so cute. They scamper around and one jumped off the platform only to find it could not get back up as it was too tall. His mother promptly jumped down to collect him. I could watch them for hours, and sometimes do.
Although we are not officially in tourist season, they are here, as Udaipur is one of the main tourist attractions in the state of Rajasthan. We have palaces and forts, ghats and shopping, monkeys and parrots, and lakes in the middle of town. The sun sets behind the Aravali mountains, highlighting the Monsoon Palace perched on the precipice of the tallest one. Peace and beauty!
Life slips by in peace as I look for a more permanent home. We have looked at 3 places so far and haven't quite found what we are looking for...one was in someone's home, one turned out to be great, but was in a bad neighborhood, and the 3rd one was just too small. I feel sure we can find something in our budget as all of these were less than I expected. I can't believe I have been here almost 3 weeks.
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| Camel - Udaipur |
Although we are not officially in tourist season, they are here, as Udaipur is one of the main tourist attractions in the state of Rajasthan. We have palaces and forts, ghats and shopping, monkeys and parrots, and lakes in the middle of town. The sun sets behind the Aravali mountains, highlighting the Monsoon Palace perched on the precipice of the tallest one. Peace and beauty!
