kodaikanal

what a weekend! we decided to take full advantage of the tourism here
and have been flooding ourselves with western food and drink.

yesterday, we went for a boat ride on kodai lake. kodai its self is
quite picturesque by indian standards, but there wasn't actually that
much to do or see. in the evening, we had a meal in the nicest hotel
in the town, the carlton. we had an all you can eat buffet, wine,
whisky and chocolate cake... all for about £10! we even got to see an
indian bar fight.. it was quite funny to watch, and like all things in
india, seemed to take so much more time than it needed to! oh, and we
had pizza for lunch too!

today we have done some more touristy stuff. after a long lie in in
our luxurious but budget hotel, and i chicken burger for lunch, we
walked around a market and went for a walk up coakers walk, a path up
the mountain side with great views.

now we're on the bus again about to travel back to the hospital.
indian buses have tv screens and loud stereo's, so we're currently
watching some crazy film about fighting and dancing... i think! alex
just summed it up quite well... 'india is definitely not a boring
place.. at least one of your senses is always over stimulated!' he is
quite right!