Is it really day 5 already?

So today we went into Mysore. What an experience! We visited the Ranganatha Swamy Temple in Karantaka State where we paid respects to Vishnu, Lakshmi, and Ganesha. I received a water blessing from a priest there in front of the Lakshmi Temple.
Then we visited Mysore Palace, one of the best known and most photographed monuments in India. The palace exhibits many royal artifacts and is an incredibly beautiful place. Many people go to visit the palace including Indians. We were quite the spectacle there, I don't think the locals see a lot of foreigners. We were asked to take pictures with families, and school children walking along would say "Hi" and when we replied back would squeal and giggle with delight.
It was quite along bus ride out and back though--a totalnof 5 hours on the road, so I am pretty tired (no yoga today as we had to leave at 6am). I am looking forward to yoga tomorrow and then we will be visiting the Krisha Conciousness Temple. Whew!