Bharatpur

March 26 Wednesday

Checking out of Khem Villas, we are intact. Bird bids goodbye at breakfast - but only to snap a few pomegranate seeds off my plate.

Road pretty good, only falls apart in the towns where fruit and vegetable sellers and tractor repair takes place almost in the road, in front of more permanent shops.

Drive to Bharatpur blessed with a visit to Abaneri a stepwell - meaning you step down into the well which is over 60 feet deep, or you could when it operated as a water source and spa 

until 1959 - it was built in the 9th century AD. A living design.    

Toilet was welcome too, a squat but okay. I'm getting pretty good at balancing although the real trick is holding pants up to keep cuffs dry while pulling pants down to get the business done - sort of conflicting objectives.

Big brick business closer to Bharatpur. All that smoke pouring into the air unimpeded - we probably know how to hide our pollution better, or only notice if it's in the backyard.

Small business by musician father and dancing daughter at entrance to a roadside restaurant obviously built for touristing travelers, like us. Excellent toilet.

Birder's Inn not-promising environs turned around once we entered its innards.