It's 5 am, Curt, Ilse and I are wide awake. Tanner hit the bed like a rock and is catching up on some much needed sleep. Yesterday was so fun! The day started with the Palecanda's picking us up and taking us to the market. It is a very old, open air market with row upon row of vendors. It was mostly flowers,fruits and veggies. The veggies were incredible, many we have never heard of and many at were familiar but were so much more beautifu than we ever see at home! The green beans had to be 6 inches long and thick as a finger. The flowers were mostly arranged into garlands, they use the garlands to decorate everything, from photos of deceased relatives  to celebrating wedings. Many women also wear them in their hair. Ilse and I put them on our wrists.  After the market we drove through the countryside to a temple.  The drive took about and hour and a half, but I don't think that it was too far. The roads here are terrible! The roads have no real edges, they justnsort of end, kind of like my pie crust edges that are ragged.   Driving on the correct side of the road is just a recommendation. Cars, old trucks, auto rickshaw, motorcycles and mopeds all share the road with goat herders, cows, water buffalo and people. There is also the huge potholes, speed bumps, traffic directers (I will post a photo of those things) to navigate. We have all been amazed by the women riding sideways on the backs of motorbikes. They must sit sideways because they are wearing a sari. These women are usually carrying something, most often it is a baby. We have also seen many small children, toddlers, riding on the front of the motorbike, sitting on the gas tank. Enough about the roads. We visited a 700 year old Hindu temple. It is a broken temple,so it is no longer in use. Hundreds of years ago, invaders came in and literally broke the statues (dieties), so the temple could no longer be used for worship. It is an amazing sight, with intricate stone carvings. We will post photos as soon as we can, we have had some technical difficulties.  We have had some awesome food, we are thankful to our friends who have guided us through the food maze! They have taken us to their favorite places and so far everything I have put in my mouth has tasted wonderful. After lunch we visited the fabric store where Curt is having some clothing made. Lakshmi, Ilse and I looked through tons of sari's. Hopefully this is all visible in the photos. More later.