India 2013
India 2013 | Hyderabad |Sonepur Cattle Fair
In late November, Chris and I headed for Patna, Bihar to visit the Sonepur Cattle Fair, reputed to be the largest cattle fair in the world. It was wild! There were probably a couple million people (literally) in the small town of “Sonepur”, and pretty much zero western tourists. It was a strange mix of a religious festival and secular carnival.
Click here to see a short movie of the cars below: Carnival show

This guy grabbed 10RS (about 20 cents) out of Chris’s hand, while driving a motorcycle parallel to and 50 feet above the ground.

We were happy to find out tents, which were put up by the Bihar tourism department. They are the only place to stay in Sonepur, all the pilgrims just sleep on the ground.
For Diwali/November 2013, we headed to the largest city in India that we have yet to visit – Hyderabad. We enjoyed a couple days of wandering the sites.
- This collection of 7 tombs from about 500 years ago was very atmospheric.
Hey Keir, Robin and Zoe, checking in on you 3. I am not sure how to navigate this site. How are things? Drop an email if you get a chance. I don’t have an email for you or robin. Let her know I am sending kind regards. Would like to catch up. Any chance on being in Cali in the next year or so? if so, let’s connect. Cheers, Catherine