Wednesday, January 31, 2007

India: Driving to Ranthambhore

So after a long day in Jaipur seeing the sites and finishing up with a little shopping. We hoped in the van the next morning for a three hour ride to Ranthambhore, home of one of the better Indian National Parks. So this part of the trip will be a nice natural break from historical monuments, etc.

The drive was interesting, since you were able to go through small villages and see how a lot of people lived. No Super Wal-Mart to be found, and I couldn't help but think which way India will go economically.

We've all heard about how India's economy is just booming, and it is. But driving through these rural villages (and India has a lot of them), you can't help but think how the economy will end up helping these people. I think I understand better when Gandhi said that what happens in the villages happens to India.