Ruins in Hampi
cap locks do not work always...so here goes...
Today our guide ramesh toured us, same guide who took us from Hospet station to hampi - he is a wonderful fellow - 29, he will have an arranged marriage next year. He studied and recieved his Bac in history but hated being away from hampi and working for goverment, so now he runs tours and is a wonderful insight into making the choices that work for you - he loves his life in small town hampi and makes much more money and has many more friends as a guide. There is a habit here I must warn you of Marco...the western women taking indian husbands while having allready western husbands! We laughed (susie and I) - we promise you Marco and Gary we will not get married here also! The conversation started as we were adorned this morning before going with our red bindi - then the cheeky young brother of the Hotel Vikki we are at, put some at our hairline, implying he was our husband! We all laughed at that - but then Ramesh told us of the custom, his friend named his auto ricksaw after his one month a year western wife! Ha! One husband is enough for me I said!
There are lovely breezes here but 4 hours of touring very bumpy ruins exhausted us! We loved the Queeens bath - where she could choose to have a bath and choose if her husband could see here - her bath is about 100 feet square and was fed via aquaduct - very beautiul. (i would let you have a bath Marco!)
We met a most spiritual man in the hills who watches over the budhist temple in the hills - his is very deformed from polio but we were so happy to hear next month he goes to Bangalore for an operation - to help so perhaps he can walk. He blessed us and gave us sugar ? I am not sure why. We had to crawl into his cave it was very low for me - but it smelled so beautiul and he was so beautiful in his soul.
We are the stars of the student tours and were mobbed at the Hiari Rama Temple - we were asked to come in the students group photo and then all children wanted our picture - what a scene. Then the teacher came to sit beside me and I said you are the teacher?- but i touched him on the arm - he was dressed in western clothes as were all the boys and soso didn't stop to think... a howl went up from the men and women, of laughter - I it turns out am a very loose woman - western loose tall white photographing woman!!!!!!!
this town is active about 6 moths a year. Now is just beore the very busy time - it will be very busy in a week when we will be in Goa - we will have escaped! When on off season, those from far away, go home to their families. Our nepalize cook was quite wonderful these last two days and we have felt very strong with his all veg cooking - strong for the hiking! susie loves orange and has found a favorite pair of pants in orange - so she bought two!
thanks you J-dog for your posting and your email marco! hello Mom and Dad I hear you read every day! J-dog need your waist measurements for the skirt!
I got a custom made indian dress - that I will pick up tomorrow in Bangalore - hugs from Hampi - KB
Today our guide ramesh toured us, same guide who took us from Hospet station to hampi - he is a wonderful fellow - 29, he will have an arranged marriage next year. He studied and recieved his Bac in history but hated being away from hampi and working for goverment, so now he runs tours and is a wonderful insight into making the choices that work for you - he loves his life in small town hampi and makes much more money and has many more friends as a guide. There is a habit here I must warn you of Marco...the western women taking indian husbands while having allready western husbands! We laughed (susie and I) - we promise you Marco and Gary we will not get married here also! The conversation started as we were adorned this morning before going with our red bindi - then the cheeky young brother of the Hotel Vikki we are at, put some at our hairline, implying he was our husband! We all laughed at that - but then Ramesh told us of the custom, his friend named his auto ricksaw after his one month a year western wife! Ha! One husband is enough for me I said!
There are lovely breezes here but 4 hours of touring very bumpy ruins exhausted us! We loved the Queeens bath - where she could choose to have a bath and choose if her husband could see here - her bath is about 100 feet square and was fed via aquaduct - very beautiul. (i would let you have a bath Marco!)
We met a most spiritual man in the hills who watches over the budhist temple in the hills - his is very deformed from polio but we were so happy to hear next month he goes to Bangalore for an operation - to help so perhaps he can walk. He blessed us and gave us sugar ? I am not sure why. We had to crawl into his cave it was very low for me - but it smelled so beautiul and he was so beautiful in his soul.
We are the stars of the student tours and were mobbed at the Hiari Rama Temple - we were asked to come in the students group photo and then all children wanted our picture - what a scene. Then the teacher came to sit beside me and I said you are the teacher?- but i touched him on the arm - he was dressed in western clothes as were all the boys and soso didn't stop to think... a howl went up from the men and women, of laughter - I it turns out am a very loose woman - western loose tall white photographing woman!!!!!!!
this town is active about 6 moths a year. Now is just beore the very busy time - it will be very busy in a week when we will be in Goa - we will have escaped! When on off season, those from far away, go home to their families. Our nepalize cook was quite wonderful these last two days and we have felt very strong with his all veg cooking - strong for the hiking! susie loves orange and has found a favorite pair of pants in orange - so she bought two!
thanks you J-dog for your posting and your email marco! hello Mom and Dad I hear you read every day! J-dog need your waist measurements for the skirt!
I got a custom made indian dress - that I will pick up tomorrow in Bangalore - hugs from Hampi - KB
posted by Photocat | 2:29 AM
2 Comments:
Madam!
Hi, it's so interesting to read the postings from the two of you in India. Just like a stereo-story. Great. Both blogs are very, very good. Like being in India myself.
Thanks for sharing.
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