metropole palace
we stayed at metropole palace, built by the majarajah in the late 1800's for british guests
we couldnt have anything less than our own very suite (bigger than the whole of jim's flat in brighton), with a huge terrace and bath tub (how we've missed a hot bath).. swimming pool and superb room service.. i have pressed lots of flowers in my diary to remind me of this.
We were in Mysore for a festival called Pongal - its a bit like harvest festival. They paint the cows to thank them for there work. So the streets are full of mulitcoloured cows with tinsle on their horns. I thought I should do the same at my Mum and Dad's
but with there sheep, I could spray paint them pink and green and tie ribbons on the horns, could be a real toursit attraction - My Dad could make money.....I'm sure the neighbours would love it too!!!!
The majarajah palace in Mysore is amazing too, they light it up for 2 hours once a
week, its light a fairytale castle. The only thing is the rest of the towns electricity goes - so Indian :)
We are back on the West coast and tomorrow vv early we are catching the train north - we are heading more northerly than Chennai (madras), the town we first arrived from the UK in.. after nearly two months of travelling.
We are coming away from the mountains and hugging to the coast line again, first to a placed called Gokarna, in karnataka - the beaches are meant to be beautiful. Then to the state of Goa for a little dancing!
Its true what people say about 'treating india as lots of different countries together'.. its quite extraordinary, but thats why we travel!
Fi
we couldnt have anything less than our own very suite (bigger than the whole of jim's flat in brighton), with a huge terrace and bath tub (how we've missed a hot bath).. swimming pool and superb room service.. i have pressed lots of flowers in my diary to remind me of this.
We were in Mysore for a festival called Pongal - its a bit like harvest festival. They paint the cows to thank them for there work. So the streets are full of mulitcoloured cows with tinsle on their horns. I thought I should do the same at my Mum and Dad's
but with there sheep, I could spray paint them pink and green and tie ribbons on the horns, could be a real toursit attraction - My Dad could make money.....I'm sure the neighbours would love it too!!!!
The majarajah palace in Mysore is amazing too, they light it up for 2 hours once a
week, its light a fairytale castle. The only thing is the rest of the towns electricity goes - so Indian :)
We are back on the West coast and tomorrow vv early we are catching the train north - we are heading more northerly than Chennai (madras), the town we first arrived from the UK in.. after nearly two months of travelling.
We are coming away from the mountains and hugging to the coast line again, first to a placed called Gokarna, in karnataka - the beaches are meant to be beautiful. Then to the state of Goa for a little dancing!
Its true what people say about 'treating india as lots of different countries together'.. its quite extraordinary, but thats why we travel!
Fi
posted by Fi and Jim @ 7:16 am
2 Comments:
At January 18, 2005 8:35 pm,
Anonymous said…
Hey To YOu,
Well first of all I would like to say 'sorry Fi' for being crap and not emailing B4 now. In my sorry arse defence I have been offline at home and rather busy working Mon - Fri in my old job and then all weekend behind the bar at Band On The Wall for the last few months - I loved it but it did not leave room for much else. I have now had the chance to read all your adventures and dream with you by looking at your fab pic's. Well-done the site is wonderful! Hey - should I write long emails to you here or to your email fi? Let me know and I will write you a long rambling one. Freyja and I are well, it snowed here today BBBRRRR.... Sam Beanie XXXX
At January 23, 2005 3:48 pm,
Fi and Jim said…
Hey Sammy, Great to hear from u, its really weird was only thinking about u the other day! U and Freya would love it here! Also the Indians spell as good as us too, its very funny, especially for Jim as I just don't alway get the bad spelling!
Anyway e-mail fi@monkeyrat.com
Hi to all at A6!
Big hug and kisses
Fi xxxxxs
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