Ok, so for those who don't speak polish, short overview in English:
after arriving to Mumbai I spent there 3,4 days with an awesome host-guide Pranav. I would die and get lost there without him. it is total jungle of traffic, men stares and shopping. It as quite a shock to see all of that, see that purity all around (you dont need to visit slums to see that), traveling by local trains was quite an experience - together with a harassment. SO I was really happy when Daniel and after, Alizia came. It as such a relief to have them around and to know that they have the same feelings.
Last night of our stay in Mumbai we went to a fancy bar and there was life music show. They played rock'n'roll so you can imagine what happened with. First dancing while sitting in the chair, later I couldn't resist and started dancing - the only one in a whole bar. But it couldn't change anything because here wouldn't be more stares than at the stairs anyways. Oh - the problem in Mumbai - you cant see woman at the street - only mens pretty much. It is because mainly men have a job and since Mum is the all about work place - no woman on he street. Thus when they see one =, and on top of that white, their looks become totally dirty.
So the conclusion is - I hate huge cities. SO proly happily will skip Mexico City in further traveling.
From Mum we took he train to Jodhpur, but got of at Mt Abu, slept at the taxi b/c hotels were full, Al and Daniel got sick. We spent there 1 day, but b/c it's smaller city the atmosphere was already much better and it was doable.
After Mt. Abu - Udaipur. That was quite nice city, a lot more woman, actually quite a bit.
And there were lookng at as out of curiosity so it was nice. What isfunny they come to us, grab our hands, and ask us to take a picture of them.
What more funny - hey always loooooove to see the result so after taking the picture - you spent half a minute on showing the pic all around.
But they are very cute and nice. And also men are much more friendly in these small cities (small=560 000 people) and not that dirty.
SO in Udaipur we've got this really nice hostel with roof top restaurant, patio and nice view.
We went to the second biggest in India palace.
We went to the festiwal (Shri Krishna b-day) - streets were fully packed with people, lots of selling and buying, honking with those toy-horns, lot of carouselas, kids and seriously - hardly able to move around.
And after that we went to the traditional Indian dance show and it was such an awesome experience. Really really great. Definitely worth doing.
We discovered as well how those people here are able to make money on you, or at least try to. We went to visit one temple and we've got his guide. But he is not the point. When we were leaving, came the other one and started to tell the story that he is an art student and the art school is very close so lets have a look. That they are gonna go to have a show in Canada (Vancouver, Burnaby, Calgary). So it sounded real, b.c as Alizia said - hardly ever people have heard about Burnaby and Calgary. But after the whole day we met a restaurant a couple, Canadians from Calgary... And he told then same strory except mentioning Calgary which means he learnt from them about the place, and while we came later he said that to sound more real... Smart people. So in this art school - was of course a shop - but we didnt buy anything.
After Udaipur - we moved to Pushkar, lots of temples around a lake. Nice small town b/c rikshaws are not allowed so no traffic!!!! Sooooooooooooooooo nice!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think this is the most overwhelming thing b/c there is no chance of findin silent spot - hinking, cars, motorbikes, rikshaws are everywhere!!! VERY VERY TIRING!!!!
So we walked around this Pushkar but it is again all bout selling and buying, they yell at us all the time "yes my friend,come to my shop, just have a look, special offer from you"..... All the same text... do they really thing we are that stupid and we believe they have any special price for us? ;)
The nice thing is that it seams we escaped from the monsoon, but here it is very very hot so sometimes we actually miss the rain b/c it is very refreshing :)
Tomorrow we will try to escape from the city, maybe hike a bit around - I hope. Would be nice to enjoy some nature and silence.
After Pushkar - probably Jaipur, Agra, Delhi and up to north. We are thinking of rening a car for a day or 2 days trip to some small, rural places and nature but we'll see how much it cost.
Some more remarks: traveling in India is quite an experience: train - is always very busy and you can't escape from stares - they just sit for all time long (which takes at least 5h form place to place) and stare at you. And it was very uncomfortable but I think I didnt suffer as much as Al and Daniel b/c polish standards are a bit lower than for west of Europe - so they have bigger shock.
Buses - are much more comfy, lots of space and they have funny thing - they have sleeping compartments. SO around 20-25 places are sitting and then on other side and above you have single or double sleeping places. Sweet and we're gonna try it for sure.
Begging-there is a lot of beggers and it is really tough thing to resist b/cthere are very very slim and poor. But once you give sth to one - then there is whole bunch aklkl around of ou and cant get rid of them/ We give candies to kids, some balloons, chalk and pens. But that is so often that you walk down the street and suddenly those kids run towards you and just say 10 rupees, chockolate. So you feel like a walkng wallet. Some people when see you - they don't see the person but walking dollars. Seriously. Nasty feeling. Woman are nice though. And they are very shy, so when they see you look a them - hey put their shall over the head to kind of hide behind it. And very often just come, touch you, shake your hand, wave at you - just to have a bit of any kind of contact. But this is nice b/c its out of curiosity.
A the beggining I was feeling bad when I saw they are taking pics (mainly guys) of me while im passing by - i feel like a monkey then - but then I realised that I actually do the same other way around. So now I dont feel that bad ;)
Or I'm just getting used to everything ;)
Stomach issues: Im proud of myself - im totally fine, im eating everything, everywhere and while Daniel an Al are having constant problems - I dont at all!!! Since Im here already 1,5 weeks I hope Im already adjusted and wont get sick at all... Cross your fingers!!! We were kidding - they spent 1/5 of the time in the toilet while talking about the toilet topic - 2/5 of time ;)
So as you can imagine - Im the person who eat the most (what is surprising for me b/c while Im hot - very often my appetite is weak) what make me to feel kind of bad - especially comparing to Daniel who is pretty big guy ;)
Ok, that's it for this time.
Talk to you later people!!!
after arriving to Mumbai I spent there 3,4 days with an awesome host-guide Pranav. I would die and get lost there without him. it is total jungle of traffic, men stares and shopping. It as quite a shock to see all of that, see that purity all around (you dont need to visit slums to see that), traveling by local trains was quite an experience - together with a harassment. SO I was really happy when Daniel and after, Alizia came. It as such a relief to have them around and to know that they have the same feelings.
Last night of our stay in Mumbai we went to a fancy bar and there was life music show. They played rock'n'roll so you can imagine what happened with. First dancing while sitting in the chair, later I couldn't resist and started dancing - the only one in a whole bar. But it couldn't change anything because here wouldn't be more stares than at the stairs anyways. Oh - the problem in Mumbai - you cant see woman at the street - only mens pretty much. It is because mainly men have a job and since Mum is the all about work place - no woman on he street. Thus when they see one =, and on top of that white, their looks become totally dirty.
So the conclusion is - I hate huge cities. SO proly happily will skip Mexico City in further traveling.
From Mum we took he train to Jodhpur, but got of at Mt Abu, slept at the taxi b/c hotels were full, Al and Daniel got sick. We spent there 1 day, but b/c it's smaller city the atmosphere was already much better and it was doable.
After Mt. Abu - Udaipur. That was quite nice city, a lot more woman, actually quite a bit.
And there were lookng at as out of curiosity so it was nice. What isfunny they come to us, grab our hands, and ask us to take a picture of them.
What more funny - hey always loooooove to see the result so after taking the picture - you spent half a minute on showing the pic all around.
But they are very cute and nice. And also men are much more friendly in these small cities (small=560 000 people) and not that dirty.
SO in Udaipur we've got this really nice hostel with roof top restaurant, patio and nice view.
We went to the second biggest in India palace.
We went to the festiwal (Shri Krishna b-day) - streets were fully packed with people, lots of selling and buying, honking with those toy-horns, lot of carouselas, kids and seriously - hardly able to move around.
And after that we went to the traditional Indian dance show and it was such an awesome experience. Really really great. Definitely worth doing.
We discovered as well how those people here are able to make money on you, or at least try to. We went to visit one temple and we've got his guide. But he is not the point. When we were leaving, came the other one and started to tell the story that he is an art student and the art school is very close so lets have a look. That they are gonna go to have a show in Canada (Vancouver, Burnaby, Calgary). So it sounded real, b.c as Alizia said - hardly ever people have heard about Burnaby and Calgary. But after the whole day we met a restaurant a couple, Canadians from Calgary... And he told then same strory except mentioning Calgary which means he learnt from them about the place, and while we came later he said that to sound more real... Smart people. So in this art school - was of course a shop - but we didnt buy anything.
After Udaipur - we moved to Pushkar, lots of temples around a lake. Nice small town b/c rikshaws are not allowed so no traffic!!!! Sooooooooooooooooo nice!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think this is the most overwhelming thing b/c there is no chance of findin silent spot - hinking, cars, motorbikes, rikshaws are everywhere!!! VERY VERY TIRING!!!!
So we walked around this Pushkar but it is again all bout selling and buying, they yell at us all the time "yes my friend,come to my shop, just have a look, special offer from you"..... All the same text... do they really thing we are that stupid and we believe they have any special price for us? ;)
The nice thing is that it seams we escaped from the monsoon, but here it is very very hot so sometimes we actually miss the rain b/c it is very refreshing :)
Tomorrow we will try to escape from the city, maybe hike a bit around - I hope. Would be nice to enjoy some nature and silence.
After Pushkar - probably Jaipur, Agra, Delhi and up to north. We are thinking of rening a car for a day or 2 days trip to some small, rural places and nature but we'll see how much it cost.
Some more remarks: traveling in India is quite an experience: train - is always very busy and you can't escape from stares - they just sit for all time long (which takes at least 5h form place to place) and stare at you. And it was very uncomfortable but I think I didnt suffer as much as Al and Daniel b/c polish standards are a bit lower than for west of Europe - so they have bigger shock.
Buses - are much more comfy, lots of space and they have funny thing - they have sleeping compartments. SO around 20-25 places are sitting and then on other side and above you have single or double sleeping places. Sweet and we're gonna try it for sure.
Begging-there is a lot of beggers and it is really tough thing to resist b/cthere are very very slim and poor. But once you give sth to one - then there is whole bunch aklkl around of ou and cant get rid of them/ We give candies to kids, some balloons, chalk and pens. But that is so often that you walk down the street and suddenly those kids run towards you and just say 10 rupees, chockolate. So you feel like a walkng wallet. Some people when see you - they don't see the person but walking dollars. Seriously. Nasty feeling. Woman are nice though. And they are very shy, so when they see you look a them - hey put their shall over the head to kind of hide behind it. And very often just come, touch you, shake your hand, wave at you - just to have a bit of any kind of contact. But this is nice b/c its out of curiosity.
A the beggining I was feeling bad when I saw they are taking pics (mainly guys) of me while im passing by - i feel like a monkey then - but then I realised that I actually do the same other way around. So now I dont feel that bad ;)
Or I'm just getting used to everything ;)
Stomach issues: Im proud of myself - im totally fine, im eating everything, everywhere and while Daniel an Al are having constant problems - I dont at all!!! Since Im here already 1,5 weeks I hope Im already adjusted and wont get sick at all... Cross your fingers!!! We were kidding - they spent 1/5 of the time in the toilet while talking about the toilet topic - 2/5 of time ;)
So as you can imagine - Im the person who eat the most (what is surprising for me b/c while Im hot - very often my appetite is weak) what make me to feel kind of bad - especially comparing to Daniel who is pretty big guy ;)
Ok, that's it for this time.
Talk to you later people!!!
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