Picto Diary - 30 December 2015 - Delhi to Samod

Transit day... from Delhi (Triton Hotel, Gurgaon) to Samod, Rajesthan.

Above: Our bus. Enroute to Samod, Rajesthan from Delhi. 30 December 2015.

Five hour drive.

A long drive in India.... but, at least the way we're doing it, in a clean, air-conditioned tour bus. The drive is not the ordeal it may seem.

There is always something eye catching to see out the window. A camel pulling a cart. A Rajesthani woman in dissonant, brightly colored clothing carrying an aluminum water pot on her head. Its good for posture. "You ought to try that," I told Cat, riding on the seat in front of me.

It is impossible for me to turn my head away from an elephant, under the tutelage of a turbaned mahout, plodding slowly down the road... or a crowded shopping bazaar teeming with vendors, ramshackle kiosks, dogs, cows and bicycle rickshaws impeding the shoppers.

Part of internalizing India is the ride.

Above: Drummer. Entry portal. Samod Palace Hotel. Samod, Rajesthan, India.

A musician playing an Indian wind instrument was seated in similar manner on the other side of the entry way.

Magical.

Above: FeeBee and Cat on camel. Samod, Rajesthan, India. 30 December 2015.

Above: B1B and Drums embark on a camel ride. Samod, Rajesthan, India. 30 December 2015.

Above: TIMDT joins the camel ride... after a fashion. Samod, Rajesthan, India. 30 December 2015.

Above: Rajesthani dancers. Samod Palace Hotel, Samod. Rajesthan, India. 30 December 2015.

Addendum

Above: Z, Roy, and Grrrr shovel snow at home. 24 December 2015. Image by one of the parents.