Mysore

We went to Mysore for the weekend and saw some local sights. Mysore (or Your sore as Jack calls it) is really beautiful. Its main attraction is its palace which lights up on a Sunday night. We had a tour of the inside which was great and a slow wander around the outside in the hot sun. Jack got by with my sun glasses and Nick managed to source a rather fetching hat to shade his cheeks. Hello ladies!

The palace at night was awesome.  I took way too many photos that all look the same as this one...

On day 2 we took Jack to the zoo. He loved seeing animals, but people were constantly coming up and trying to pinch his cheeks or take his photo. He hated it! So he got pretty grouchy pretty quickly and wanted to get back to our house where his mate, Talon was supposedly living in Jack's wardrobe.

After some shopping and sight seeing and a late dinner we made the 3 hour trek back to Bangalore arriving home at around 2am. It was a good little get away, and we enjoyed the luxury of staying in a hotel for the night - much needed respite from India's frustrations and chaos.

We are into our last week now and already I am thinking how hard it is going to be to get back into normal life at home. Last week I did some hand washing on our roof top and when I went to collect it a few hours later I was missing my favourite red top, only to spot it on our neighbours roof. I went and collected it (with the help of a 12 year old girl who spoke excellent English) and nobody batted an eyelid. When I was telling a girl I work with about it she said "Oh Sarah, you are really Indian now". It was the nicest compliment she could have given me. I am loving the adventure of a new place, despite it being hard work and infuriating at times.

Anyway, its very late now so I apologise for the bad spelling (if there is any - cant be bothered proof reading as usual). Sleep time.

Sarah :)