This morning we had some free time before our drive back to Delhi and we went on a walk around Neemrana village with a guide. Our first stop was a step well which was built in the 18th century and is 9 storeys deep - it was built to collect the monsoon rains so that the villagers had water.
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| A view from the top of the step well |
The steps down were quite worn so you had to be careful or you could go tumbling in to the well never to be seen again!
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| Further down in the step well |
We walked around the town and were introduced to a few of the local tradesmen, including the guides brother and dad who were jewellers and showed us how they made the jewellery - we even got to hold a piece of gold! Whilst walking around the village a man shouted something whilst walking past and the guide told me I had just had a marriage proposal (I am sure if Peter got the chance he would swap me for 2 camels and a goat!).
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| One of the tradesmen we met. |
A local barber offered to give Peter a wet shave with a cut throat razor for £1 but he declined! Our final stop was at a local school and as soon as we walked in we were mobbed! The kids wanted to shake our hands and hold on to you - and not just a few but loads of them. I have never had so many kids hanging off me - they were very sweet though, although when I was showing them their photos on the camera they were all grabbing it to take a look and were a bit rough with it!
Our journey back to Delhi took about 3 hours - we have returned to the Homestay where we stayed at the beginning of the trip. This evening we went to a local Italian restaurant for a meal and it was very nice - we fancied something a bit different after so many indian meals!
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