Today we sat around and caught up on emails
and writing multiple blogs, while we have Internet. There is a mall up the road so we wandered up there and had
McDonalds for lunch. We don’t even
eat it at home but we have had it 3 times in 5 months in India. Jim had the McChicken burger and I had
the McVegie burger, it was fresh and tasty.
The mall had four levels but not
all the shops were occupied. The shops were western shops, the Levi shop,
Reebok etc. Too dear for us, we’re
on a budget. On the top floor was
the cinema centre. I thought it
would be good to go see a movie as I do like Bollywood films but the ones I
have seen have subtitles. Sitting
through 3 hours with no subtitles would be too much.
Jyoti was our first female tour guide in
India, what luck for us. She was a
vibrant young lady and was an Indian doppelganger for my niece Shannae. We told Jyoti and she was delighted as
was Shannae when I emailed her yesterday with a photo of Jyoti. Even their laugh and mannerisms were
the same.
This evening Jyoti came to the hotel with
gifts of hair ties and jewellery for Shannae and I. What a lovely thought.
Whilst writing this final blog for the day (it is 10.30pm) there are two weddings going on at the hotel. We have just watched the second wedding
party arrive in grand style with fireworks and a band.
Remember back to one of the earlier blogs
in Mandawar, the first night of our Rajasthan road trip I was kept up all night
from a wedding, I hope it doesn’t happen here. We have been watching the wedding reception areas being set
up during the day. Walking back
from the hotel restaurant after dinner we were peering through the windows
checking out the reception areas.
A man saw us looking so offered to take us inside for a look. They were beautifully decorated with garlands of fresh flowers, rosebuds with coloured twisted twigs entwined with
fairy lights placed about. The
perfume and incense finished off the room perfectly. Just beautiful.
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| The Golden Arches - we were asked to put our camera away |
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| The wedding reception area |
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| Jyoti and me - I am wearing Jyoti's gift of necklace, hair clip & earrings |
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| Family now |
Just love your final India blogs and photos. It has been such a fascinating journey for you and Jim, and for all of us blog followers. You have really brought your travels alive through your very interesting updates, Hap....thank you :-)
ReplyDeleteNow onto the next stage of your trip....Dubai. I can't wait to read more travel tales from another exotic but very different country. Enjoy and stay safe. xxx