Quick update..
Hey everyone!
Well I'm about 10 days into my Indian journey and so far the trip has worked quite well. I have a small diverse group and they are learning to put up with each other. I also have an Indian counterpart who is really informative, and has taught us a lot about everything.
Delhi is a huge town- lots of tree lined streets, fenced in properties and traffic. On the second day I was walking in to Connaught Place, which is near the hotel, and I was struck by the monkey shit scam. (Thanks for the warning Huss).. Basically when you walk into the underpass that goes under the busy streets some one throws shit (dog? human?) onto your shoe at the command of a shoe shiner.. who then conveniently points it out and offers to clean your show. Faced with this guy I defiantly kept my monkey shit until I could take a minute to wipe it off myself. (garbage is widely available)..
We did tours of many sites around town- did some great walking through old Delhi.. then flew to Varanasi where the Ganges and our guide, Ajit, live. He took great care of us and even added several stops to the tour. The traffic flow is incredible and its hard to describe- but basically imagine water flowing, now imagine the water is rickshaws, cars, pedestrians, ox carts, cows, bikes, beggars, hockers, motorcycles and cars.. no lights, no signals, no accidents. Its amazing. Hilights over several days included two Ganges cruises to see the Funeral pyre cremation area, the Arti ritual and the morning cleansing. The second evening, Ajit arranged for us to go to a musicians house and watch a trio play Classical Indian music, and then two dancers came out and did three movements. Their kid (who is 3) is going to be a great dancer- she seems to anticipate every move.
Then after visiting Sarnath (first spot where Buddha preached), we hopped a flight and are now in Khajuraho. We saw the temples today and this afternoon we're driving to Orchha. I can't wait to see what the rest stop is like, because we've had a buit of a bathroom bubble so far.
Hope you guys are all well. The weather is 25ish.. very nice, but a little chilly at night.
I'll add more soon. hugs,
Jay
Well I'm about 10 days into my Indian journey and so far the trip has worked quite well. I have a small diverse group and they are learning to put up with each other. I also have an Indian counterpart who is really informative, and has taught us a lot about everything.
Delhi is a huge town- lots of tree lined streets, fenced in properties and traffic. On the second day I was walking in to Connaught Place, which is near the hotel, and I was struck by the monkey shit scam. (Thanks for the warning Huss).. Basically when you walk into the underpass that goes under the busy streets some one throws shit (dog? human?) onto your shoe at the command of a shoe shiner.. who then conveniently points it out and offers to clean your show. Faced with this guy I defiantly kept my monkey shit until I could take a minute to wipe it off myself. (garbage is widely available)..
We did tours of many sites around town- did some great walking through old Delhi.. then flew to Varanasi where the Ganges and our guide, Ajit, live. He took great care of us and even added several stops to the tour. The traffic flow is incredible and its hard to describe- but basically imagine water flowing, now imagine the water is rickshaws, cars, pedestrians, ox carts, cows, bikes, beggars, hockers, motorcycles and cars.. no lights, no signals, no accidents. Its amazing. Hilights over several days included two Ganges cruises to see the Funeral pyre cremation area, the Arti ritual and the morning cleansing. The second evening, Ajit arranged for us to go to a musicians house and watch a trio play Classical Indian music, and then two dancers came out and did three movements. Their kid (who is 3) is going to be a great dancer- she seems to anticipate every move.
Then after visiting Sarnath (first spot where Buddha preached), we hopped a flight and are now in Khajuraho. We saw the temples today and this afternoon we're driving to Orchha. I can't wait to see what the rest stop is like, because we've had a buit of a bathroom bubble so far.
Hope you guys are all well. The weather is 25ish.. very nice, but a little chilly at night.
I'll add more soon. hugs,
Jay
posted by Jay at Sunday, February 17, 2008
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