December 2013

India

November/December 2013 There are many books out there about India. These are ones I highly recommend if you are planning…

Delhi

This morning we once again hired a driver to take us around some sights. We started with the India Gate,…

Delhi

Today we joined our tour group. We toured two sites today and had a lecture on the religion/history/architecture of India.…

Delhi to Agra

Today we drove to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. The drive was extremely interesting. Getting out of Delhi was…

The Taj Mahal

Well I promised I would write about it, but I am not sure I can. It is magical, it is…

Insanity and Tranquility

Our guide, the professor Annapurna Garmiella (you can google her if you are interested, and by the way, she is…

Jaipur

Our highlight today was a block print/ cotton cloth museum/store. Block print is well known to all of us, but…

Elephants

This is wedding season in India. Weddings are not necessarily on a Saturday like we think of them in the…

Sweets of India

We spent day 10 in the bus driving to Jaipur, so not much to report. Day 11 we have spent…

Jodhpur to Udaipur

FINALLY had kulfi. Saffron Kulfi to boot. Kulfi is traditionally prepared by evaporating sweetened and flavoured milk via slow cooking,…

Udaipur

We began our morning with a tuk-tuk ride to a small Hindu temple. We have been in tuk-tuks in most…

Ellora

November 2013 After our lovely morning in Udaipur we flew to Mumbai. The hotel was a lesser quality as it…

Food of India

November 2013 Today I decided to address food – I have been hesitating to do this because frankly, most Indian…

Mumbai/Bombay

November 2013 We flew into Mumbai Friday around 10:00 a.m.. We are truly confused as how we got here, as…