Erotic Khajuraho

I had a great trip to Khajuraho with the cheese, mango jam, and fresh bread I had bought in Varanasi. I met a group of Scottish guys who are travelling around India after finishing high school, so together we shared a great train picnic. Once off the train, I realised that it was not only the temples that were erotic at Khajuraho - Marie and Stacey, the two girls I travelled with in Khajuraho, were constantly getting a lot of attention from the local guys. Khajuraho itself is a nice little town, and having the Western group of temples set right in the middle of town is amazing. The first day there, we had lunch in a tree - there is a restaurant called the Blue Star in Khajuraho that actually has a table set up in the branches of a mango tree overlooking the temples. It was great fun, although quite expensive! Their Dum Aloo (stuffed potato curry) was delicious. On day two I checked out the eastern group of temples, and found a local antiques dealer, from whom I bought two old jewellery molds he claims are 500-600 years old. Whether they are or not, I intend to use them as a unique wax seal.

One thing that I discovered in Khajuraho was Indian sweets! Previously I had stereotyped them as all rose-water tasting over-sweet treats but in fact there are many different delectables, with all sorts of ingredients including pistachio and white chocolate. After lunch I have been getting a daily serve of curd/yoghurt, which is great for digestion (my answer to Yakult) and some sweets to try. Now that I am no longer sick, my appetite has soared through the roof! It's like when I was growing, I must need to get my strength back.

After a nice three days at Khajuraho, I decided that the original plan of 4 days was too much. Despite a grumpy ticket salesman, I managed to get a waitlisted ticket for the train that night - which was upgraded to a confirmed berth before we boarded (yey!). Amazingly, the same Scottish guys I spent the trip to Khajuraho with were in my group of bunks again. This time they had brought bread, cheese and honey, to which I added my leftover mango jam - another great train picnic!