Our
last morning here in beautiful Pushkar started out 8.30 with a camel ride from
the hotel. 22 camels were waiting outside our hotel to pick us up. We rode
through the city heading for the dessert. After one hour we stopped for a break
in the dessert. The camels needed to rest, and we needed to stretch our legs.
Children with messy hair and bare feet came running from the houses around
begging for chocolate, biscuits and money. They kept pointing at our jewellery
saying “mine” and “me”. They stood by us the whole-time begging. It was hard to
see the small children so desperate for something so small as a piece of candy
or a little biscuit. We wanted to help them all. The contrast between the
children in Denmark and the children in India is so big, that it’s almost
impossible for us to understand. It was rough to have to leave them in this
poor environment. Casper tried to share some candy and the kids went crazy.
They jumped up and down desperately wanting to get a piece of the candy.
We
were back at the hotel at 11 am. The weather wasn’t the best today so either
people relaxed at the hotel or went out for shopping in the streets of Pushkar.
We all met by the lake at 17 pm. The plan was to catch the sunset going down at
the holy lake. But unfortunnallty the weather wasn’t with us. It was too cloudy
to see anything, so we just stayed at the lake relaxing and enjoying the view.
We all went for dinner at the hotel Inn
Seventh Heaven in Pushkar. It was a roof top restaurant, and it was really
nice. A good view, and some tasty Indian food – a very nice combination. After
dinner some went for relaxing at the hotel and others went for some last-minute
shopping in the small shops. Tomorrow we head for New Delhi. We are going to
have a night in New Delhi and then fly home to Copenhagen, with a lot of new insights,
knowledge and unique experiences.
Thea, Freja & Freja