a fancifully dressed auto-rickshaw
monkeys galore! so i know, there are many pics of them, but they cease to amaze me!
heading into the Shiva temple. barefooted and with bindis on our heads we had no idea what to do, but the lovely temple 'guard' showed us the ropes
the temple
the security guard showing me around
baby monkey!
only in india do parrots hang out with pigeons
this is a room you get with 15$ in Bundi
Bundi
a naughty naughty monkey trying to get our breakfast in Bundi
Entrance to the City Palace of Bundi
Amazing miniatures, and more to come in the City Palace
of course!
the enthusiastic keeper of the keys....
see how the face of the elephant is the same as that of the camel?
preening
shopkeepers
roni and the security guard and our monkey stick
samosas and chai
the busy Bundi post
yum! street food is still the best
me with my monkey stick, which was rather ineffective as my strategy was to jump and scream....
monkeys guarding the Bundi fort (hence the monkey stick)
Roni and Raj (our driver and monkey protector)
Bundi palace from our hotel
overlooking Bundi from the top of the fort
Chittagaurgh
checking out their looks
the turbans! and the chai wallah to the left
a typical street scene. most of the following pics were taken from the moving car so quality varies...
we thought these were condoms, but they are really betel nut
Roni, following purdah
waiting for the bus
confirming directions
and reconfirming...look at his serious little face
our obama?