Another exceptional day but oh so busy. Its now 10.15 pm and I’ve just come up to our room. There is just no time anywhere.
So…we set off this morning to go to the Ellora Caves…Truly and honestly amazing. The most stunning one is the Hindu Kailash Temple. It is a massive temple carved out of the basalt cliff. It is made from a single piece of rock and took 150years to carve. It has intricate carvings all around it and is just a remarkable sight both inside and outside the temple. Hard to describe and it will probably get very boring if I try but for me it was one of the highlights of India and that is saying something.
There are other temples including another beautiful Buddhist Temple but everything else pales against the Kailish. It was a much, much more accessible temple than those at Ajanta and therefore a more pleasant excursion.
We went back to the hotel for lunch and then set off for the airport to get a flight to Mumbai. The airport preparation is always a kerfuffle as everyone agonises over getting their luggage down to 15kgs. We were moving things around cases those of us with some capacity could take things for those over the limit. It serves little purpose because everyone just stuffs heavy gear into their hand luggage….I think the plane will go down every time!!
To end another busy day, we are here in Mumbai and tomorrow night we go down to Kerala after a day sightseeing in Mumbai.
Hi Calamia, thanks for the email Mares…as soon as I get a second I’ll reply.