Day: August 22, 2009

We predict Shimla will be overtaken by monkeys soon. On our visit to the local temple on Jakhoo hill (2455m), dedicated to Bhagwan Hanuman, we felt confident we could deal with this monkey business (ahhh, they’re so cute). On the way we saw signs “Sticks for Rent, Only 10 Rupees”. We decided to save our money and bypass the sticks, what harm can a cute little monkey do.

Jon didn’t even see her coming as she jumped from behind to snatch his glasses. A mom with her baby, no less. We were forewarned just before  about the monkey thieves so Jon had a firm hold on his glasses and was lucky enough to save them from getting pinched. He did walk away with a nice scratch down the right side of his face. Purchased a stick after that, for the way down and gained a whole new respect for monkeys and the monkey god.

My first elephant. Wanted to reach out and touch him/her but did not want to fall out of the auto rickshaw.

On our last day in Delhi and we still have much to see. Today we visited the Mosque of Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India. We also went to the Red Fort. Our rickshaw driver tried to convince us that it was closed, and that we could only take pictures from the outside so we would stay in his rickshaw and pay the fare back to our hotel, we trusted our gut and got out… oh those Rickshaw drivers, little head wiggle. The Red Fort is vast, and beautifully ornate. Walking around, I couldn’t help but think how strange it was that people would build such grand palaces for their emperor’s.