Sunday turned out to be a little more exciting than we anticipated. We left at around 9:30 back to Delhi for some more sight-seeing, but about 2 1/2 hours in our bus broke down. Luckily, it was in the middle of a town/city that had mechanics that happened to have the right parts. Apparently the gas line cracked, and so our gas had all leaked out. It was the waiting for it to be fixed that was the exciting part. A couple minutes after stopping, a lady started pounding on the side of the bus. After a little while, we figured out that she was trying to get money. Usually, they'll be persistent but not overbearing... but I'm pretty sure her policy was 'Annoy 'em til they pay you to go away'. Then, some guys decided they were interested in some of the girls in our group, and sort of crowded around the bus. It was a little bit of a scary situation, but there are some amazing people in our group, and we made the best of it. We laughed off the people that stared, and traveled in groups when we needed to make bathroom stops, or get off the hot bus (since the A/C couldn't run). See, in India, some people treat you like celebrities, and others just seem baffled. It makes sense, though. India is much less diverse, as far as skin color goes, than America is. Also, if you think public restrooms in America are bad, think again. Not only are they harder to find, but most are downright scary.
When the bus was fixed, after about 2 hours of work, we headed off again. We just traveled another 15 minutes or so before we got to the elephant rides. It was just a place on the side of the road that had a camel and an elephant for riding, as well as a monkey you could get your picture with. It cost some money, and was sort of a short ride, but how often do you get to ride an elephant?
I don't remember his name, but the driver (I guess that's what I'll call him) said the elephant's a male, and is 25 years old.
My new friend. He doesn't talk much.
After our stop there, it was right on to the airport because of our delay earlier. We had some KFC there, which was delicious and not extremely over-priced like airport food is elsewhere. After our flight, and the drive home, we got back around midnight. Another long but wonderful day.
When the bus was fixed, after about 2 hours of work, we headed off again. We just traveled another 15 minutes or so before we got to the elephant rides. It was just a place on the side of the road that had a camel and an elephant for riding, as well as a monkey you could get your picture with. It cost some money, and was sort of a short ride, but how often do you get to ride an elephant?
After our stop there, it was right on to the airport because of our delay earlier. We had some KFC there, which was delicious and not extremely over-priced like airport food is elsewhere. After our flight, and the drive home, we got back around midnight. Another long but wonderful day.
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