november 20 friday.....confusing eh!

november 20 friday...very confusiong its now feb 9.....8 got it wrong...2010......back in trichi...the usual...up....shower...out....rickshaw to the fort......7am...no messing!!!!.....the rock is impressive adorned with a temple on top......451 steps apparently....painted red and white....lots of derelict looking rooms off to the left and right...the grass is always greener.......on up ...legs ....going...not sure where...the last 300 are smaller but steeper in the rise....possibly to make the last part of the journey a little harder..after all we are going to a temple in the sky.........on the way up i spotted a trinket shop run by an old shopkeeper........a recap the street to the rock is infested with shops selling plastic gods......plastic flowers ...plastic toys....tac everywhere....first it is shoes off....on the way up we were allowed into a part of the temple for hindus only...a priveledge....perhaps it was because we out so early......who knows!!...up...up....looking in the rooms....that are locked...out of reach...iside sculted horses....bookcases full of ancient texts???.....at last the very top...just eagles and panoramic views.....absolutely amazing...we are on the roof of the world....close to god?????...almost there i chatted with a priest...we met later and he explained some ofi the ancient carvngs on the walls...he also pointed an entrance to a secret tunnel.....it was quick on the descent...we stopped for a breather.....just through a partly open door we could see a cow......we went in to find more with their keepers.......they were picking up cow muck..we shook hands...tea...they washed their hands in a bcket full of watery shit......tea was served....another new experience.....stopped at the old mans stall  and spent a few  rupees..........we collected our footwear....and away  down the street