Tuesday, July 28, 2009

India: Finally got a piece of the pie

Delhi, Agra, Jaipur & Pushkar: I feel like a stupid tourist.

The times, they are a changin'. Stop and go. CNG's. Lost. Found. Red tape. First real bed of the trip. Passssssss out. Shitty movies. Ordering in. They're serious about service, but still don't have a clue. Connaught Place. Bazaar. Essential Rumi. Incredible India. Plans are good sometimes, even though I hate to admit that. Humayan's Tomb. Gandhi Memorial. Jama Masjid. beautiful tents. Tranquility. Back to the hustle. Almost got hustled. Rickshaw art. Red Fort. DINESH!!! Pindi. Muskesh. Basic Hindi lessons. National Museum of Modern Art.. hmmm. Maybe I should've tried to be an artist. Lotus temple. Sunset. Light and sound. An orchestra of horns. Eggs for breakie. A second lesson in love. Indian road tripping. Hindi playlists, with some 50 cent, sure. The musical talents of Mukesh. Pet monkeys that backflip. Peacock fans. Constant tapping. Please, I can't take it. Is there ever a 'bad' price? A philisophical encounter at the Taj, amid sunset. Reminded of why I do what I do. I think we just paid to get violated and abused. Every morning there is less fruit options. The Ghost City really does feel cursed. Scary encounter. Rajasthan. Greenery and mountains. Pink City. Amber Fort. Mosque. Paan. Naan. I think I'm curried out. Dhal. Peas Pulou. Textiles and jewellery. Zee's 26th. Chocolate cake and King Fisher. 2 mangos and a papaya, please. Herbal rubdown with a side of steam. Bollywood flick. Henna. Yes, even henna. Stroll through more temples. 8 bags of chips and no satisfaction. The energy changed. Lake City. Turtles. Camel safari and sleep in the desert.. ugh, yeap! So it's really more of an urban safari? Ha. More books. Nora and Tony. Camels aren't so bad afterall. White tent. Gin Rummy. India's version of Yukor. Mukesh gets wasted. The first time I've been cold in a month. Camel cart. Sometimes plans are bad, and I love to admit that. Moving on.

1 comment:

  1. I recently found out my grandparents had a pet monkey named bobby when they lived in india.. it would be cool if we were related to our family pets some how so i could say i had an uncle bobby that was a monkey.
    and btw.. you are an artist.. i think we are all artists working on this larger than life collaboration with out even knowing it..

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