Wedding Time in PushkarA Day of Weddings Begin Waking up in the middle of the night, I realize the party music has stopped so I pull out my earplugs. A short while later, dogs start barking and howling and their noise continues intermittently.At 6:15am a large crowd arrives at the hotel to set up for a wedding. They talk to each other as they work away.We meet up with Jasmine …
Opium Anyone? Morning at the Village, Afternoon in the CityRide to the VillageThe Alexandrine parrots feast at the bird feeders this morning and the African Grey parrot let’s out a few words as we have breakfast at the homestay. I’m eating blander foods until my tummy adjusts.After breakfast we load into a jeep and head out into the countryside around Jodhpur.Peacocks are native to India and it is illegal …
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