The Rug - Part 1

Next stop, the rug shop (not like we chose this shop or had a choice in the matter...). To us this was our first accomplishment in India. Of course, we had no intention of buying a rug but we were ushered into the adjacent room. We were given chai, continuously, and were being shown rugs by the guy from the money pit. He resembled the architect who kept saying '2 weeks'. Anyway, he was probably the most likeable and charismatic Indian guy that we met.

We were probably in there for an hour while he gave us detailed descriptions of the various types of rugs. Rug after Rug- silk, yak, big, small, thin, long - was shown to us. We narrowed it down and then inquired about the pricing, determined to come out on top. Silk 150, yak 355, 550, 750... the upper echelon was out of our range and the silk looked cheap. The 355 yak was decided on. But first, more chai.



coincidence? just so you aren't fooled... the guy on the right is from the money pit