Friday 20 February 2009

Day 11 - Khajuraho Temples

Last night's rain freshened the humid atmosphere and today is glorious again. We walked through town to the Western Temples - in Nigel's words " a storyboard for the Kama Sutra" - superb temples - a World Heritage site, set in lush gardens.



Feeling slightly jaded today and find myself more interested in the various monkey troupes in the trees rather than the stunning carvings on display.





The bird life we've seen on this trip has been amazing - great swathes of green parrots, eagles, vultures and today in the park a breathtaking Indian jay - like a flying sari - irridescent blues.
Indian green parrot.
Geoff spent ages at the site, then later we wandered down to the old village escorted by two young men who really, really didn't want paying to guide us around, just wanted to practice their English, so of course by the time they'd finished with us we'd donated to the school, paid for a photo opportunity with the local potter, bought some stuff at the local emporium and tipped them for their trouble - babes in the wood or what!

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