Road To Mysore

I left Pushkar yesterday and arrived in Jaipur by noon. This is where it all began and this is where it will end. I fly in a few hours to Bangalore and expect to arrive in Mysore by 6PM. I'm still debating on whether I should get a taxi or a bus to Mysore. After all is said and done I hope to be in Mysore before midnight today. I don't want to do anymore travelling after this. It was great but sometimes you just want to stay put. I'm supposed to go to Coimbatorre next week for a day or two but I don't think that's going to happen.

When I first arrived in Jaipur about 3 weeks ago I stayed at the Jaipur Inn and paid 1,250 rupees. I had budgeted about 1,000 rupees per night on hotels. As I traveled around Rajasthan, I realized that I didn't need 1,000 rupees hotel rooms. If I can sleep in the desert for two days on a dirty mattress and blankets...then why would I need a clean hotel room. As I made my why through the different cities, I settle for the 500 or less rupee rooms. I'm beginning to love these dumpy hotels...sometimes you need to move backward before you can move forward. What was I thinking?

Someone once told me, "if you can find peace in the midst of chaos, then your yoga is working for you." I'm begining to understand what that really means. I think that's what I love about India so much...it can be very chaotic...you either take it our leave.

I have a large glass of lassi yesterday that the Lassiwala on MI Road. I plan on having another one this morning before I head to the airport...lassi to die for!!! Last night I watched a movie at the famous Raj Mandir. It was a good movie but I still prefer them with subtitles.