Monkeys & peacocks

Today we took a car to Galta Ji temple, better known as the monkey temple about a half an hour out of the city. It had a beautiful waterfall built inside of the temple walls, where the bathing pavillion was up above on sort of a dam like pool, and then the water run off below was for the monkeys. They were pretty cute, and one scared Darcy a little by jumping toward him as he tried to take a pic of her baby. But in comparison, the area was not as populated as the Thailand monkey temples. Still, an interesting part of our journey.

We asked our driver to drop us off at Hawa Mahal, the famous pink palace you may have seen in photos. Although, it’s not a palace at all, merely a facade of one. We had a TikTok recommendation to go to Tattoo cafe across the road and the view is perfection! We ordered some drinks and a bite to eat and soaked in the sight with the blaring and incessant honking in the background. Once we were done, we took a brief walk in the markets again before heading back to the hotel for a swim and some food.

I was a bit wiped out from an early wake up and a grumbly tummy so I had a nap before going to the Peacock restaurant, only 5min from our hotel. An artist had decorated it with iron peacock chairs, a peacock rooftop, and peacock finishings everywhere you looked. The food and cocktails were divine, as it was well recommend to us by locals. We sat in the warmth of the evening as the sun set and the we headed back to our hotel so Ethan could get a good sleep before our flights back to Bangalore tomorrow.