pushkar!

helllllo bloggers! greetings from pushkar! some first impressions:

after five days in the sprawling, tangled, noisy (NOISY!!!) trafficky city of jaipur, with touting rickshaw drivers popping up at every turn...after this, a long exhalation is in order. pushkar offers the place to do just that. it's small, manageable, peaceful. it's quiet. there are no automobiles except motorcycles. this alone (after jaipur) qualifies as nirvana on earth.

don't get me wrong, jaipur was incroyable! we saw some really amazing old buildings - palaces, an observatory from the 1700s, took some downright badass photos, saw some amazing sunsets, did 8 hours of shopping that would make mom proud - haggling was so much fun! but now, the serenity of pushkar, a little village with lots of tourists and charm, is just what the doctor ordered.

cyncyn - thailand in maybe august or september?

will - europe is up in the air - i want to make it to paris at the end of sept for g's wedding, but i want to go to thailand to learn thai massage for my potential bidness idear...will keep ya posted. glad to hear you tied one on on st patty's day.

rach - i saw a mcdonald's in delhi the other day and gasped out loud. pizza hut in jaipur too. i usually have stayed away from cities b/c they drain me. the north is very different from the south, too, but that's a whole nother ball o' wax. also, sorry the 'happy holi!' trick didn't go over well in the office. my money belt is still staining my skin pink.

still seeing lots of monkeys jumping from rooftops - the fun never stops!

lots of love,
mev and moneybag$