There was so much colour - fruit and veg market stalls, samosas and chapattis being made right in front of your eyes, pigment paints piled up high, bangles, shawls, vibrant silks and fabrics embellished with jewels, sequins, ribbons and bells, buddhas, handicrafts, cows, pigs, dogs and cats roaming the streets, children laughing and playing, never failing to smile, houses with beautiful archways painted in pastel shades of pinks, blues, turquoises, greens, yellows and purples, people sitting in and out of doorways, motorbikes screeching through the tiny alleys, a temple around every corner, bindis, henna, prayer beads dangling from every shop, holy flowers in pink white and yellow, bargainings being shouted accopanied with greetings and smiles. It was just wonderful.
During our time in Pushkar, we stayed in a little Guesthouse called ChaChas Guesthouse. It was so cute and friendly, run by an English lady and her Indian husband who have two sweet kids and two equally cute turtles roaming around the garden! We were made to feel very welcome, they gave us a map of the village and fed us everyday! They also introduced us to their friend who runs a camel safari company so we even got to venture out to the desert for the afternoon on our very own camels!! Some pics below show me with my very misbehaved camel Jody, the journey to the desert, Amy on her well-behaved camel, and very last picture was the instrument played by a man at the Sunset Point. It was beautiful and sounded a lot like a violin.
We also made friends with a jeweller named Vikras (above) while we were here, who was super friendly and made absolutely fabulous jewellery. I think he deserves a special mention. He even got up early one day to come in just for Amy and I even though he was ill!
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