I ended my last post with a mention of our driver taking us to his relative's trunk making shop in Mathura. Apparently a lot of visitors to India return home with these cheap metal trunks filled with souvenirs. Chris had his heart set on buying a metal trunk, and all we had to do was mention it to our driver and he of course knew someone and could get us a good deal.
I wish I took a photo of the trunk place. It was literally this small hole in the wall stall in a long row of small hole in the wall stalls. The owner started pulling out all these various sized trunks. It's quite amazing how well made these things are, especially after watching how they are made.
We settled on a size, was told 300 rupees, and our driver, being the owner's relative, bargained it down for us to 250 rupees, which is about $6. As I've said numerous times before in this blog - I love shopping in India!
I don't have any good photos of the trunk either, but below is Chris carrying his shiny metal trunk:
At the airport we had the trunk shrink wrapped before checking it on the plane. It survived the flight quite well, there was only one minor dent in it. Six dollars well spent!
I wish I took a photo of the trunk place. It was literally this small hole in the wall stall in a long row of small hole in the wall stalls. The owner started pulling out all these various sized trunks. It's quite amazing how well made these things are, especially after watching how they are made.
We settled on a size, was told 300 rupees, and our driver, being the owner's relative, bargained it down for us to 250 rupees, which is about $6. As I've said numerous times before in this blog - I love shopping in India!
I don't have any good photos of the trunk either, but below is Chris carrying his shiny metal trunk:
The trunk ready to be packed with trinkets.
At the airport we had the trunk shrink wrapped before checking it on the plane. It survived the flight quite well, there was only one minor dent in it. Six dollars well spent!
