Swimming at the pool

In town, Nicholas and Peter needed a break from the heat and crowds. And anyway, they just like to swim. At left they took a late afternoon dip at the deserted, rooftop (7th floor) pool at the Abad Hotel. One hundred and fifty rupees for non-guest kids; adults, two hundred and fifty (40 rupees to the dollar, so about $6.25). Expensive by Indian standards.

Here, they're meditating poolside at Cardamom County (100 rupees to swim). Cardamom caters to westerners--spic and span, beautifully landscaped, loads of security, SUVs, all behind high concrete walls. A world away from the dust and traffic just outside the gate.