Leaving Junagadh

I Like many towns in India, Junagadh has been full of people, motorbikes, cows, dogs and noise, noise, noise. This one isn't very different apart from some very stunning buildings in the centre of it. Unfortunately we saw them late and the photographs  taken via my phone don't do them justice because as we drove past them we both had a 'wow' reaction. They looked like something put of a fairy tale. The mosque has curly turret like things that looked like they should have been in Disneyland. The other two buildings are tombs.

You have to see some of these old buildings to appreciate them. They are all over the place... hundreds of them, 

reminding us  of what an incredible history India has.

As I lay in bed last night I read the book 'Heavenly Hirani's School of Laughing Yoga.' It's a really good book to read if you have been, or are planning to go to India. As I've driven around with Tarun I have often told him that it feels like I am in a movie and that is exactly how Annie described her visit  to India in the book. However, I do wonder what sort of movie it is... a comedy most of the time, perhaps a bit of drama and even sometimes action maybe. The scenery is constantly changing but the main characters remain the same. 

I frequently wish I was better at writing and enjoyed it more, as so much of what I'm experiencing is hard to put into words and the photos definitely don't do it justice.

We reached our hotel in Sasan Gir just before lunch. There was a stop on the way for watermelon. Little stalls on the side of the road are selling hundreds of them, all for less than $1 each.

 The hotel setting is beautiful and the swimming pool was especially welcome given the temperature was 39 degrees . I must admit I was surprised to find it so hot as it feels no hotter than about 26 degrees at home... not so humid here perhaps. 

The rooms aren't so great, mainly because they have one of those crazy Indian bathrooms where everything gets wet when you have a shower. Why they always put the shower in the front of the room and the toilet at the back so that you have to walk through water to get to the toilet I will never know.

We are here for two nights. It is lovely and peaceful and it's nice to get away from the noise and traffic in the towns. All we hear around here is the noise of birds and the fan. It's also a good chance to wash some clothes and dry them in the sun. I think tomorrow will be a lazy day.