Thursday, 3 April 2008

Ajanta Caves, India 6/2/08



Arrived in Jalgaon after a mammoth 24hr train journey.


The Ajanta caves were fantastic. A hugely impressive collection of temples carved directly out of the cliff face. They were all in different states of repair and some were left half finished which gave you an idea of how they actually carved them. Amazing considering they are so old.


We spent ages walking around although half that time was taken up by having to pose with loads of school kids who wanted their photos taken with us - no idea why.


The journey there was quite interesting though. An entire hour driving along a road where every hundred yards there was someone with their pants down around their ankles having a shit. They weren't even trying to hide behind a bush or anything. David and I have named it Shit Alley. Not what you need at 7 in the morning!

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