"Dirty Rudy Takin' You to the Kazbar" a India Travel Page by DirtyRudy

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I visited India. I had no idea about all that beautiful architecture, about how tasty the curry was, about the poverty. None that I would see so many cows on the streets! And I absolutely had NO idea that McDonald's Big Mac would be replaced by the Chicken Maharaja Mac!

I just came back from an awesome trip to India, with its wonderful sites and delicious food! Actually, the food was too good and spicy that it sat heavily in my stomach. This is a picture of my trying to recover from the curry-itis. Notice how I'm forcing a smile! Seriously though, Taj Mahal was great! And I had a wonderful time in Udaipur where I spent my birthday.

Unfortunately, while I was there, I didn't have the opportunity to drive and swerve around the many Indian road obstacles. The obstacles include: cows, dogs, lambs, horses, rickshaws, monkeys, elephants, camels, pigs, boars, cats, goats, bears, 3-wheelers, water buffalo, buses, people, potholes... oh, and more cows.

Yes, yes... cows are considered holy among the the Hindu's. Consequently, hamburgers made of beef are very difficult to find. Even in the American franchise of McDonald's, one is hard-pressed to find beef. As mentioned above, the Indian equivalent to the Big Mac is a Chicken Maharaja Mac. I also ordered a McAloo Burger. Both were quite tasty!

Of course, there's much more to Indian food than McDonald's. I really enjoyed roti and sambar because it was really spicy. Well, just about everything is spicy. Luckily, the yogurt-like sauce called raita helps to cool your mouth down. From what I'm told, eating spicy food is very practical in the desert, like in the state of Rajasthan. All that spice makes you sweat and cools you down!

I enjoyed India so much that I started my own band! Notice my fly girl and the token nose flute player. I'll let you know where our next live performance is... stay tuned!!!