This is the shack, I mean, post office, from which Liz and I mailed almost 40 postcards. If you didn't receive one, it's because the Indian "postal system" lost it. We had to wind through a really residential neighborhood very far from the main road to find this building, and once we got inside the man behind the desk had to call someone to find out how much it cost to mail a postcard to America.
Like good Indian tourists, Liz and I went to the zoo. We were the only white people there. They kept it surprisingly clean, and the animals looked well cared for. We did fun things like go on a tiger safari. There were bars on the windows of the bus, except for the driver's window, which was just open. Did I mention that safety in India is not paramount? The white tigers were the coolest thing we saw. The photo doesn't show it that well, but they have very clear blue eyes.
We also went to see huge Jain meditation caves. They're built like dorms right next to each other and are so short that even I couldn't stand up inside them. This one was shaped like a tiger.
This was the view from one hill with meditation caves to the other hill with meditation caves. They're below that temple. On our way up we ran into yogis on retreat. You'd think they'd pick somewhere that's not a tourist destination.
Krishna, his sister, and his brother, otherwise known as Lord Jaggurnauth, rule BBS. Also they're kind of cute.
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