Tomorrow morning, we are back to Mumbai for a day tour and then get on a plane for someplace else - not sure where that is yet.
Just wanted to touch on a few things before I left the accessibility of an internet connection.
Today, we visited the Ajanta Caves. Very beautiful. It was about 1.5 hours away from the town of Aurangabad. So there were very few foreign tourists. Many of the local people wanted their picture taken with me and even gave me their little kids to hold so they could snap a picture. That was neat.
Also there were a lot of school kids on a field trip so they wanted pictures. In general everyone stares at me which can make you self conscious but I just tell myself it is because I am fair skinned. :) A lot of the kids will yell out the questions "what country are you from" and want to know my name and shake my hand.
The Ajanta caves were built in the 5th century and were lost for 1000 years till a Brit found them while out on a tiger hunt. What an amazing find. He even carved his name in one of the temple columns with the date and his Calvary #.
Many of the paintings can still be seen and it is quite impressive. Full stories were told on the walls. I got some good pictures and hopefully I can upload soon.
Some of the funny things that have happened I have forgotten to mention here. For instance UR sat in gum somehow and ruined his pants - be reminded that he is missing a full suitcase so has only 2 pairs. And the car seat was also ruined so the driver put a newspaper there to cover it. Well, UR got out of the car and walked away with the newspaper stuck to his behind and someone had to pull it off him. We are making good impressions for all Americans.
Something else happened but I can't remember but I am seeing amazing similarities between my uncle and my mother. I hope it skipped a generation. :) Just kidding.
So if you want to learn more about the caves you can read here:
Ajanta Caves http://www.tourismofindia.com/hiwhh/ajantacaves.htm
Ellora Caves http://www.tourismofindia.com/hiwhh/elloracaves.htm
Just wanted to touch on a few things before I left the accessibility of an internet connection.
Today, we visited the Ajanta Caves. Very beautiful. It was about 1.5 hours away from the town of Aurangabad. So there were very few foreign tourists. Many of the local people wanted their picture taken with me and even gave me their little kids to hold so they could snap a picture. That was neat.
Also there were a lot of school kids on a field trip so they wanted pictures. In general everyone stares at me which can make you self conscious but I just tell myself it is because I am fair skinned. :) A lot of the kids will yell out the questions "what country are you from" and want to know my name and shake my hand.
The Ajanta caves were built in the 5th century and were lost for 1000 years till a Brit found them while out on a tiger hunt. What an amazing find. He even carved his name in one of the temple columns with the date and his Calvary #.
Many of the paintings can still be seen and it is quite impressive. Full stories were told on the walls. I got some good pictures and hopefully I can upload soon.
Some of the funny things that have happened I have forgotten to mention here. For instance UR sat in gum somehow and ruined his pants - be reminded that he is missing a full suitcase so has only 2 pairs. And the car seat was also ruined so the driver put a newspaper there to cover it. Well, UR got out of the car and walked away with the newspaper stuck to his behind and someone had to pull it off him. We are making good impressions for all Americans.
Something else happened but I can't remember but I am seeing amazing similarities between my uncle and my mother. I hope it skipped a generation. :) Just kidding.
So if you want to learn more about the caves you can read here:
Ajanta Caves http://www.tourismofindia.com/hiwhh/ajantacaves.htm
Ellora Caves http://www.tourismofindia.com/hiwhh/elloracaves.htm
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