Lucy arrived safely and excitedly. We were so looking forward to having her and showing off where we live. Our first morning was quiet as Lucy had only landed at midnight. Christopher and Raj eagerly met her at the airport while I volunteered to look after Daisy and grabbed a bit more sleep! I had heard about some markets that I wanted to see so in the afternoon we all loaded into the car, dropped Chris at work and then headed to the markets. We found ourselves in the grounds of an art college and in amongst the most wonderful craft markets that I have found here. There was a band playing traditional music and the whole place had a carnivale feel to it. It reminded me very much of the Eumundi markets behind Noosa in Queensland for it earthy handmade qualities. The band was hilarious and they soon roused the crowd to a mass of dancing and arms and foot stomping.
Apart from the shopping, which proved to be fruitful, the grounds were old and tropical and the trees filled with monkeys. (I spied five so that takes me up to six which was equal to Chris's total up until the next day where he spotted one sitting on the side of the road! Our competition continues for the first to see ten monkeys) There was a small temple in the grounds which made for some great photography. We bought hand made soap from the himalaya and wood blocks from somewhere else, admired cloth from Rajastan, bought hand made paper and pottery and leather shoes. It was a lovely lovely afternoon.
Lucy arrived safely and excitedly. We were so looking forward to having her and showing off where we live. Our first morning was quiet as Lucy had only landed at midnight. Christopher and Raj eagerly met her at the airport while I volunteered to look after Daisy and grabbed a bit more sleep! I had heard about some markets that I wanted to see so in the afternoon we all loaded into the car, dropped Chris at work and then headed to the markets. We found ourselves in the grounds of an art college and in amongst the most wonderful craft markets that I have found here. There was a band playing traditional music and the whole place had a carnivale feel to it. It reminded me very much of the Eumundi markets behind Noosa in Queensland for it earthy handmade qualities. The band was hilarious and they soon roused the crowd to a mass of dancing and arms and foot stomping. 
Apart from the shopping, which proved to be fruitful, the grounds were old and tropical and the trees filled with monkeys. (I spied five so that takes me up to six which was equal to Chris's total up until the next day where he spotted one sitting on the side of the road! Our competition continues for the first to see ten monkeys) There was a small temple in the grounds which made for some great photography. We bought hand made soap from the himalaya and wood blocks from somewhere else, admired cloth from Rajastan, bought hand made paper and pottery and leather shoes. It was a lovely lovely afternoon.
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