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…]
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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…]
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…]
Happy Indian Birthday to me! When I planned my trip, I decided that I was going to spend my birthday in India. Today was the day! And a somewhat off-the-beaten-path type of day it was. Who’s ever heard [Read more…]
I started off Day 7 by getting to the Taj Mahal at the crack of dawn. Seeing the Taj Mahal made it a day like no other in my entire life. After my visit, I had a late breakfast at a cute little place beyond the Taj’s southern gate. The relaxing atmosphere and delicious food made sure the day kept on being a good one.
For my post-Taj breakfast, I had a cheese & masala (Indian spice) omelette with a side of toast with butter. How cute is it that the toast comes neatly wrapped!
Day 6 was so challenging, I seriously questioned the wisdom of traveling the way that I do. I mean, who goes sightseeing around India independently and not with a tour group? On the morning of Day 7, that [Read more…]