Images - Pushkar, India

Camel in the street in Pushkar.
Camels have the reputation for being ornery and this one was no exception. Then again, I might not be too happy having to pull a cart all day either.


Monkeys at the local temple.

My neighbors in Pushkar sharing their dinner.
The Swiss scientist and his girlfriend were staying in Pushkar for a greater part of the year. He was a PhD student studying the cow population. Conversation was a bit difficult because his English was limited to vocabulary related to cows. Luckily, he spoke some French as did my travel companion. They were great neighbors...the monkeys on the other hand, not so much.
A group of monkeys lived on the roof above our rooms and like boys on a playground they swung on our clothes line and wrapped on our windows and doors every morning. They stole our clothes and, obviously, ate our food. Discipline was out of the question - we were their guests and we all tried to be as hospitable as possible.