Last week and a half of my life

You are probably wondering what Kayo and Steph has been up to while tracing around India. Well, after spending a day in Orchha we headed towards Khajuraho where the Kama Sutra temples are located. The town itself is okay, overloaded with tourist and we were constantly harrased by shop owners and vendors. However, I did end up throwing up on the street(you can't help but get sick here) and was not bothered by anyone during this episode. The temples were great though. Kayo wrote a great blog explaining the history, so you should check out her blog, I am usually too lazy to go into all that stuff, but I will give you a little background. The temples date back to 950-1050 AD and were built by the Chandela dynasty (you have to google that one if you want to know more because I have no idea). The temples are famous for their liberal carvings, telling stories of gods, goddesses, wariors, musicians, and of real and mythological animals. The most common theme to the carvings on the outside of the temples are women and sex. Figures have been carved in sensual and erotic posturing. There have been many theories on what determined the theme of these temples, but you can look that one up also if you are interested. It was great wondering around the temples and observing all of the carvings. After leaving Khajuraho, we practically went through chutes and ladders trying to get to Bavandgard National Park, where the chance of spoting a Bengal Tiger is very high. Nope, no tiger. But it was beautiful and worth going all the same. Pictures to follow. Next stop, Jalgaon, where we set up camp (not literally), to visit the Ellora and Ajanta Caves. Before Jalgaon, we were stranded in a town called Kanti, because we could not get a train out for a day and could not book at the previous town we were in because apparently you can't book train tickets there. Did I mention we were at a train station. All is well though because we found a hotel that had a 24 check out time so we sat and watched movies all day. There was nothing to do in this town, just a junction town people. Ajanta is a world heritage site and there are 30 caves cut into horseshoe-shaped rock temples. A girl from California might say that they were awesome. The really were. Huge, intricate, and way cool. The Ellora caves contained Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist temples. Different from the Ajanta caves but special all the same. I don't think I should be a history teacher, I am not that into explaining things very well. Pictures say a thousand words anyways and I will promise to post a few soon. Kayo and I arrived Mumbai (formally known as Bombay) this morning. I like it here already. Also, I randomly ran into my friend Nadia from Jaipur. It is a small world after all. No, it was random, she was sitting in a coffee shop and I happen to look in as I was walking by and saw her sitting at the table. Random, but great! Also did I mention that after spending a month freezing my California but off (no central heating) that now it is hot. Not just warm, it is hot. I have discussed this with a few and have decided that there is no moderation in this country. While living in Jaipur the food at my guest house was way too spicy. I asked if the could make the food a tad more mild and I ended up eating food with absolutely no flavor. It is all part of the fun of being here!!