I love India. Some of the things it offers : The Himilaya mountains, deserts, beaches, historical cities, sweet rolling hills cosmopolitan cities, jungles, shanty towns, paddy fields, beautiful quaint villages. I can’t think of another country which is so diverse in it’s geography.
Today was a steady day. I am in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan and capital of the gem world. It’s great here, as in lots of parts of India you can get anything made for you. The weather at the moment is about 22 and sunny in the day so it makes things all the more pleasant. Fortunately I have visited this city maybe 20 or 30 times so I have got to befriend a few good people. One of those good people is Swaleh. He helps me find the right people for the job in hand. Swaleh is 30, lives in a large house with extended family and generally works from 11 am – 11pm and is honest a person you are likely to find. When I am not able to come to India he will go and buy materials for me and make sure everyone is paid correctly. Swaleh’s wife is a wonderful cook, although I have never seen her, coming from a strict muslim household, I have often eaten her food. Very nice indeed. Infact I got invited to eat dinner with them in the coming 10 days. That makes 3 dinner invites in I think 3 days. The third came late this afternoon from the shipping agent – Shyam. I will let you know about these dinner appointments as and when they happen.
As you can see from the photos I picked out some earrings, these will be slightly adjusted with a silver hook instead of a nickel one.
Now it is about 11.45pm. I am sitting outside again on the veranda. It is pleasant and my wife swears half the reason I come here so often is to have a holiday. This I can tell you is not true. I promise that I am working. I am just lucky that I am fully stocked already on the sari bracelets meaning that there will be no laborious 12-14 hour days counting and checking for quality. But I must say, I am enjoying myself. I think I may go for a walk…
Below is a short video of a quick journey I made on the back of Swaleh's bike entering the walls of the Pink City.
Good night from India.
Thanks very much for your blog link.
ReplyDeleteLoved the video of the Pink City, the noises are great, and really brought it to life. Following your blog with great interest and enjoying it immensley, think you've sold some of those earrings already!
Have fun and take care on those crazy roads.
Liz