7 April - An All Day Rave

This is the worst day of traveling I have ever had.....EVER. Yep worse than freezing to death at a little hotel in Paris. Worse than the hours it took to cross the border from Jordan to Israel. Worse than walking in the "Entertainment District" of San Fran Freakshow. Worse than being the 10% of people that see NO WHALES on Christmas morning in Sri Lanka. It was BAD.

I woke up SO ILL that it was SILLY! I really didn't want to ruin the day for Phil (who was the most understanding and LOVING husband a girl could have), so we delayed the pick-up by an hour with the hope that my stomach would smarten up! It didn't. But we went to a sketchy pharmacy, where I took a sketchy pill, that made everything INSIDE stop and everything OUTSIDE spin. The all-day rave began.

* First stop? Elephant ride at Fort Amer. You know how much I ADORE elephants - and these ones were painted! To me, they were a whole swirl of colour and the ride itself was a whole 360 of "I'm going to vomit". We ended the elephant ride early and decided to give Fort Amer a try. This is where I had a wee cry and sat in random places while Phil took photos! He was sure to call me over if anything was particularly spectacular!





* Second stop? Coconut juice by the water palace. "It will make you feel better!" our guide said with confidence. Well - it didn't. But maybe shopping would? Off to the textile store we went!



* Ah - stop three. Our final one! Here, we engaged in some arts and crafts (SO FUN!) and then went inside to purchase curtains for the living room and some breezy shirts for the summer! Phil was quite the shopper in this store, pulling fabrics from all over the place and directing the men to custom make his vision. I sat on a random bed in the middle of the store and sipped away on the 7UP the manager brought to me! The clothes Phil ordered were delivered to our hotel three hours later! THAT IS SERVICE!







* Because of my on-going, pill-induced party, we skipped the remainder of sites in Jaipur and decided to spend the rest of the day at the hotel. From what I remember, we watched a show on lions and sharks......?? I don't know. Phil may not either - my constant cries of "I am spinning. I see lots of colours..." left him ordering beers throughout the day. I feel so bad that I ruined part of our trip, but Phil was AWESOME and just kept getting me cold cloths, bringing me water, running a hot bath, etc. I love him. He's the best.

Well, no sound and light show for us! Perhaps when I need more "happy shoes", we will return to Jaipur and do it RIGHT! At least it is FINALLY funny??