[Into Rajasthan, NORTH INDIA]

Christmas in Hampi was a non event, it went unnoticed by the Indians and the Israelis werent bothered by it either; it was truly a normal day.

My Korean friend, whom I met in the Middle East, decided at the last moment to come and join me travelling in India. Just after Xmas I was seated for 48 hours on a train to be in New Deli on the 31st. Arrived in a cold, grey, polluted with anything you care to think of city where the sun was a mere orange dot in the sky.

New Year, like Christmas, was all but unnoticed by the cold city inhabitants. All this swift changes in landscape and climate zones coupled with a 'weary' travellor has reeked havoc on my health. I am now suffering from the 3rd cold in just 7 weeks, and its painfully slow to get over. The blood tests reveals nothing unusual and I suspect I am just running out of steam. Might work in an ahsram for awhile....

Its my ANNIVERSARY! Thats right, more than 1 year ago I was back in a warm and comfortable appartment in Holland, wondering what the heck I was about to do....Stay tuned for an entry titled "Reflections on the Year Past" on this website soon.

From Deli we have travelled into Rajasthan visiting the very well known cities of Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur with Jaisalmer and Pushka to come. Rajasthan is filled with large forts and big palaces that easily rival Europe's. Stories of kings, war, death before dishonour and defeat fill the arabic styled hallways. Just as the past was turbulent is the north such a big frustration for visitors in comparison with the south. All the dreaded stories I have heard about the evils that prevail tourists have found there incarnation here in the north!

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