Friday, January 13, 2017

In India, all is fair in love and roads.

We made it through another day of madness on the road...up to the other set of "caves".  If we hadn't seen the other ones first, these would be impressive, but after that first day, these seemed kind of ho-hum.
In the monsoon season, with the valley all green, and waterfalls all around this place, it would be staggeringly beautiful!  With everything gray and brown, it kind of looks like the Cleveland of "caves".  Don't get me wrong, these "caves" have their own charm...
 These temples had the big rooms too...30 foot high ceilings!
 As far as traveling in India...specifically, traveling by car...AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!


Wednesday, January 11, 2017

What do you think of when you hear of a cave?

OK, so we are in a foreign country, and maybe they have different words for things here.  Like clean means covered in cow shit, or quiet means no honking, or yelling for 2 seconds...just kidding, it's hardly like that more than 80% of the time!  So Cassandra wanted to come to this place to see "The Caves"...we are in a city called Aurangabad.  When I think of a cave, I think of a hole in the ground...this in NO f'n hole in the ground!
Are these people geniuses, or real bozo's?  Who decides to carve a temple out of solid rock?  Don't they know you can go to Home Depot and buy building shit?  This stuff is HUGE...even bigger than Trumps gut!  
 That's Cassandra standing on the edge of the cliff these guys hacked out of solid f'n ROCK!!!
 
 ...and it's not just the outside of the buildings...THESE DAMNED THINGS ARE HOLLOW!
Everything is level, flat, vertical,  and incredibly detailed!  WHO DOES SHIT LIKE THIS?...DIDN'T ANYONE TELL THEM IT'S SOLID F'N ROCK!!!  Look at the scale of this place... 
I took a lot of photos, but nothing (like all of India) can prepare you for what it REALLY is!
 That gallery is over 30 feet high...I took the photo from the balcony!
I don't know why, but Cassandra wanted me to take this photo of her on the toilet...
Yes, I know the photo is dark...it was f'n dark in there...IT'S A CAVE BOZO!  I don't know how they do this kind of stuff...they had sculptures of Cassandra and I...
Yes, I know I'm copping a little feel...so what?  There was, of course, the TLD fan club following me around wanting selfies and autographs...
This guy was the president of the fan club...
Cool hairhat huh?  Hey, it's India...relaxed dress code here!  Tomorrow is an even bigger temple out of rock...I should open a Home Depot here, I'm telling you!

Monday, January 9, 2017

Last day in Udaipur...sadly.

Yes, our last day...then off to Aurangabad...another one you should say 3 times fast...it means bad orangutan, not that there are any in India...WHAT?...you think I've got time to keep track of orangutan's?...get a grip dingleberry!  I just figured out how to spell Udaipur, now we leave.  Anyway, I have to admit being surprised by the statue of me in that pillar temple...how did they get such a startling likeness?...accurate right down to the...uh...well, I don't want to brag...the mask, ya, that's it, the mask!
So, we've spent a week in Udaipur, and believe it or not, it reminds me of San Francisco!...without the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, the cable cars, Fisherman's Wharf, Candlestick Park, the Haight Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, the TransAmerica Pyramid...shit, what am I thinking, it's not at all like San Francisco!  Oh wait, there are hills...lots and lots of hills...and cows, goats, dogs, pigeons, and beggars who all want money to be photographed by moi.  Have they forgotten I'm me, and they aren't...silly beggars!  It was my last chance to get out there and get some old farts having the time of their lives...here's one...
...nope, he was just nodding off...how 'bout this guy...
...well, he's kind of grumpy...how 'bout this guy, he was just drinking a little chai...
...ya, that's more like it!...then there was this guy...
...he was great...he took off that orange hat and put it on me!
This old guy just kept on chanting SEAHAWKS!, SEAHAWKS!, SEAHAWKS!...I think he was still drunk from last year....
...and this old girl just kept saying WTF?...in Indian , of course...
...this one wanted me to take her photo, but had one hand in my pocket...she got a surprise when the python attacked!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH...just another/last day in Udaipur!