mysore splurge

zoë and i are now proud rednecks. our sun kissed pink necks are the first minor sun burn we have had, considering we haven't been waring sunscreen. since we are tanning at the same rate i am not sure how tan we actually are….

anyways, this morning after breakfast we took a nice public bus to chamundi hill. the hill over looks the small city and has a beautiful temple at the top. we wandered around a bit observing the main temple from many sides and the other older smaller temples. there were lots of cows. i saw a man chasing one with a baton which he borrowed from one of the many police men. i think they were brought there because it is a holy place, there's not too much grass. (zoë almost cried over that last sentence.)

then we wandered down the 1000+ steps that lead all the way up the hill from the bottom. the hindu pilgrims climb up the steps while the tourist stumble all the way down. nothing was too eventful about the acclaimed steps other than the occasional view and monkeys!

then our afternoon splurge began, no regrets! we went to a fancy restaurant, our meal cost the same as two slices of otto pizza and the waiters basically spoon fed us. then we went to our new favorite bakery (pastry world,) and then back to fabindia.

zoë got some awesome clothes at fabindia which she finds really comfortable. they are also good because we are going to a colder place and it is not the super thin cotton that all the southern clothes are made of.