India Day 15 - Udaipur & Delhi

It was a 7 am start today for a roof top yoga session!

Only half the group made it up at that time. Our instructor was a man of indeterminate age (he turned out to be 50), and he was very flexible. He had brought mats for everyone but they were more like thin green pieces of artificial grass.

We started slowly with some very simple warm ups: rotating our wrists, ankles, head, etc. I was thinking 'hmmm, I got up early for this?' But then we got into more and more challenging poses. I appreciated his clear, easy-to-follow instructions. Many of the poses I had done before, and the practice of breathing through one nostril at a time was a good reminder to do this at home once in awhile.

There was nothing scheduled for the morning and I considered going for a walk or taking a tuk-tuk somewhere but there was nothing else I really wanted to see. I took my time packing and downloaded a book to read on the way home.

At 12:30 pm we boarded that bus one more time and headed towards the Udaipur Airport. We stopped at a 'sweet shop' along the way. The treats looked fancy and I bought a wrapped up mango something-or-other. It wasn't really all that great.

I wasn't impressed with security at the Udaipur Airport. After putting my belongings in a tray, I set off through security without my boarding pass as there was no sign telling me to keep it on hand. The female security guard searching women passengers wouldn't take me and I couldn't get the other guards to give it to me. One of my group dug it out of my purse for me. Thank you Marie!

The flight was with Air India and it was smooth enough. They could have kept the meal though as it was inedible. Once in Delhi we boarded a bus and took the long hectic journey back to the Hotel Tavisha where we had stayed 2 weeks ago.

Supper was at a nice restaurant with a wide variety of food on the menu. I had a boneless chicken tikka masala curry dish with my usual, and a glass of Kingfisher beer. I never imagined myself learning to enjoy spicy Indian food and beer! It was our last dinner together and we are all going our separate ways after this. Unfortunately, some of the group weren't there due to illness or leaving early. It would have been nice to get one more group photo. I always find parting sad even though we've only known each other for only 15 days. It was an awesome group of people, together with a great guide!!