Solenne and folk dancing 😂

As I was sitting there, out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone familiar walking past. I did a double take to make sure I wasn't imagining things. Then I jumped up and ran after her shouting her name. It really was Solenne, one of our group from our South America tour last year! I didn't even know she was in India, never mind Udaipur! What are the chances of us meeting like this? She was one of the last friends to see Mark alive. The three of us left the truck at the same time. We were heading to the airport to fly to Rio, and we dropped her off at her hotel on the way. That was in March last year. Neither of us could believe it! It made me forget the terrible workshop!

Solenne didn't have much time. She was leaving  Udaipur very soon. So we walked back to the old city together. The guy from Tribe India caught us up on his motorbike to give me my samples and ask if I was coming back. I told him I wasn't. Solenne and I chatted as we walked and then had to say our goodbyes sooner than either of us would have liked. It had been a brief but memorable encounter! This is just one of the reasons why I love travel so much!

I went back to my hotel for a while before walking down to Bagore Ki Haveli, where I had tickets to see the 6pm folk dancing show. It was a sellout, so I was glad to get a decent seat. The show lasted for an hour and was very entertaining.

Afterwards, I went to Eidelweiss, the German bakery for coffee and a slice of blueberry cheesecake 😊.Læs mere