Apr 10 2009

Henna Tattoo

Today, Emilia and I went to have a henna tattoo on our legs but after some confusion over how much it cost I only got one leg done. We will go back tomorrow and get some more done.

A henna tattoo only lasts for a few days. Lots of ladies and girls have it on their legs or hands, especially when they get married.

Do you like it so far?

Amys henna tattoo

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Apr 03 2009

Amy's Last 48 Hours: Jaipur

Wednesday 1st April
We travelled to Jaipur for 3.5 hours. Then we drove to McDonalds for lunch before going to a tailors where I got measured for my very own Salwar Kameez (it's leggings with a long knee-length top), which will be ready in 24 hours. After that we went to the City Palace where I had audio guide to tell me about the palace history and buildings. We knew the Maharajah was in the city because the flag was flying high. We saw two collosal silver urns made from 15000 silver coins melted down until they could be made into the urn. The urns carried water from the sacred River Ganges for the Maharajah when he visited the UK.

Thursday 2nd April
Today we went to the Amber Fort. When we drove the bend I saw the Amber Fort for the first time, it was very exciting and I said "Hey Emilia, look at the walls they are so big". As we arrived at the majestic Amber Fort we went up some steps to get on a elephant's back for the long slow ride up to the fort which was high up on a hill. It was very wobbly on the elephant's back and I felt slightly sick because of the smell of the elephant dung! When we got to the top of the hill we had 19 photos taken by Ali Baba which Daddy bought very cheaply. I can't wait to show my friends and family the photos of me on an elephant. 

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Mar 26 2009

Counting Down The Hours

I'm really excited. Tomorrow Daddy will pick me and Emilia up early from school so we can get ready to go to the airport. I've only been on a plane once before but I was only two years old so I can't remember what it is like. So this is kind of my first flight.

I'm curious about how hot it will be, how big tigers are, how spicy the food is and how much water I'll need to get through a meal without screaming "arrrgghh my tongue is burning".

I'm worried about how busy it will be in case I got lost so I plan to stick close to Mummy or Daddy. Daddy said it was really busy when he went there before.

I'm quite looking forward to seeing all the forts and special places and I'm hoping that I will be able to ride on an Elephant's back up to the Amber Fort in Jaipur.

One night we won't have a hotel as we'll be sleeping on a train. It was my idea to go on an overnight train so I asked Daddy if we could. I'm really looking forward to it.

 

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