Thursday.....Holiday

Last Thursday was a Holiday (Sun God Festival) in India.....A couple of us decided we would do some sightseeing in Bangalore...Our driver, Ramkumar, decided he would take us to the Bull Temple (http://www.indiasite.com/karnataka/bangalore/bulltemple.html), Ross's Cat Temple (which we never found), and to do some shopping....

Bull Temple - One of the more visited Temples in Bangalore..The Bull is made of rock and is approximately 15 feet high and 20 feet wide...Ross and I decide to go into the Temple to see the Bull and to be blessed...I found it interesting that I had to pay someone to watch my tennis shoes...I figured I would comply and not take a chance of losing my shoes.

Cat Temple - We are still looking for this Temple...Apparently, there's a Temple that worships CATS. I don't think this Temple really exists, but Ross claims he has visited this Temple before. We drove around for a little while looking for this Temple. Our driver and the locals looked at us like we were crazy when asking for the CAT Temple. Here's the so called story about the CAT Temple. Apparently, you have to crawl in a tunnel on your hands and knees with CATS...Are you serious? I must find this Temple.

Shopping - Always adventure in this city...You can get really good prices on about anything in Bangalore, but just expect an event...I had never been shopping for rugs before...Wow what a production..Before I knew it they had 10-20 silk rugs laid out for us to view. They were pretty cool. I was amazed by how the pattern and color of the silk rug would change depending on where you stood in the room. Absolutely amazing!!!! Unfortunately, even with the deep discount I couldn't afford one of these rugs...A 5x8 rug starts off around $1,800 US dollars in India, which is a 50% savings of what someone would pay in the US...I want one of these rugs...I kept telling Ross he could buy Jill and I one for our wedding present. Instead, Ross bought two of them for himself.