Billy April 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

India 2017 Food Diary, Day 10, Part 1

I never break the Food Diary into parts. But I think Day 10 is my only India post broken up into parts. And my Day 10 dining could easily be broken into parts matching the parts of the day. You’ll see. So…

I skipped breakfast in the morning because I got a late start to the day and I needed to make up lost time after my delayed arrival in Rishikesh on Day 9.

It took me a while to find my lunch spot, and I was thrilled to finally arrive at The 60s Cafe, also known as Beatles Cafe. Rishikesh is where the Beatles came in 1968 to get all spiritual. This fun restaurant pays tribute to their visit and the spirit of the 60s. It has beautiful views of the Ganges too.

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Billy April 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 10: Rishikesh, Day 2: Part 1

Gateway to the Himalayas

When I woke up on Day 10 in my room at the fabulous Ganga Kinare, all of the inconvenience of Day 9 was far behind me. Day 10 turned out to be just what it was supposed to be–a spectacular day along the [Read more…]

Billy January 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

India 2017 Food Diary, Day 9

Day 9 felt like a disaster when it began. I comforted myself at bloomsrooms with a traditional American breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast.

When I got to Rishikesh several hours later, I was ready to dig in to some yummy vegetarian food. As Rishikesh is a holy Hindu city, it is vegetarian by law. (Vegetarian, not vegan.)

I was starving when I checked into the fabulous Ganga Kinare. I chowed down on rice, bread & butter, and strawberry & blueberry yogurt. That was to tide me along until I had dinner that night.

Dinner was a casual affair. I had a grilled cheese, followed by a veggie cutlet with fries.

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Billy January 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 9: Rishikesh, Day 1

Ganga Aarti

Day 9 was quite a day. It was the day I felt like India finally defeated me. But it also the day I reached nirvana.

I had to get to the station obscenely early to catch my 5:30 a.m. train for the six-hour-and-40-minute [Read more…]

Billy November 21, 2019 Leave a Comment

India 2017 Food Diary, Day 8

According to my notes, I started off my Indian birthday with a vegetable turnover. I didn’t take a picture, and I have no recollection of it. So you just have to use your imagination. I bet it was pretty good though.

In the middle of my day of sightseeing in South Delhi, I had lunch at a vegetarian restaurant in an area of Delhi called Defence Colony. (It was originally built for the homes of military officers and veterans.) The waiter brought over some condiments that I didn’t make much use of.

A strawberry sparkling soda sounding really refreshing after a morning trekking around the Mehrauli area. I freaked out when it came because it had ice in it. Drinking ice made from tap water [Read more…]