Pushkar!

Greetings from Pushkar! Ajmer was crap and unfortunately we were there for a night. Soon as we could we were on a local bus to Pushkar. We forced our way onto the bus with our huge bags, crammed them into the footspace and perched on our roll-mats at the very back, much to the huge amusement of everyone on the bus!
We arrived in Pushkar, waddled down to the bazaar with our bags and were approached by an elderly chap who realised we were pretty lost. He said he owned a guesthouse (one of the 100 or so in Pushkar) so we took a chance and followed him. Turns out he was a Political Science teacher as well as a hotelier and was a most pleasant, enthusiastic chap! Our little guesthouse was lovely, painted a pastel blue, with a wonderful view across the town and the surrounding desert.
The last couple of days have just been bliss, chilling out, exploring the town and its lakeside Ghats (places where people go to wash and pray in the lake). We found a lovely rooftop restaurant, courtesy of the Lonely Planet Guide where we've eaten some lovely dinners and an amazing breakfast.
Yesterday evening we headed up the hill/mini mountain to the Shivrati temple, with amazing views across the surrounding area. It was a hard slog to the top, with sweat pouring of my eyebrows but we made it up alive. At the top we met Lizzie (Edinburgh) and Laura (NYC) who'd taken a slightly less frantic stroll to the top and swapped cameras to document our triumph of reaching the top! We chatted until the sunset and made our way down in the slightly hazardous fading light over rocks worn shiny by the thousand's of previous pilgrims and tourists. We then shared a lovely meal at the Rainbow Restaurant and swapped tales of our travels and picked up some great pointers for S.E Asia. Books are great, but getting tips from the horses mouth so to speak is priceless. After finishing our rather heavy discussion on the politics of China and the U.S and media corruption, we parted ways and returned to our hotel past a very lively wedding party near our hotel.
This morning over breakfast, one of the travellers who'd attended the celebrations recounted his experience of watching the bride and groom walk up the aisle to thumping house and trance music. What a laugh haha. Anyway, swimming to be done this afternoon and bags to pack for our sleeper coach to Udaipur at 12 midnight. Bye for now!