"It is our duty to say exactly what we think and face the consequences and that it will be only then that we shall be able to impress anyone with our speech" Gandhi Home rule
Bargained hard for a hotel room, and for 200rs i finally have a place with sheets that i am comfortable to sleep on...first time since leaving Mumbai! The sleeping sack has been a god-send up till now.
I have been here for 3 days, so have had plenty of time to explore most of the temples, although the touts and kids asking for money make it hard to find any peace and quiet. Another thing that is a first for me, is people just wanting to practice their English. It seems that tourism, and therefore a need to speak English are seen as the future. Even young kids speak well.
I arrived just in time for a MASSIVE festival for the marriage of Shiva, which meant that lots of people from the local villages were in town. This didn't bother the hotels though, as they all seemed to just sleep on the streets, a huge mat of people. A carnival has been set up, and the atmosphere has been fun to experience.
One advantage of the festival was that the main temple complex was free for the day! Saved myself 250rs, although it did mean that it was rather busier than normal. The carvings really are very good, and of course the erotic ones drew plenty of attention, especially from the Japanese and Korean tourists, of which there are LOADS!!! Many of the tourist restaurants have signs in Korean as well.
Treated myself to a massage yesterday. 500rs for an hour isn't bad, and he spent alot of time on my left ankle (the bad one, didn't mention this, so i guess it was obveous), and it feels a bit better - certainly not worse, so thats ok!
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