Hello from Delhi, India!
I'm here!
Just a quick hello from India. The trip over was long, almost 30 hours, but no problems. A couple of times on the flights I wondered if it was going to be worth it...to spend so much time traveling for such a short trip. I can already say it was! I love being here. I felt like I was reunited with a friend when I left the airport last night and stepped out into the 90-degree heat (at 2:00am!), car horns, auto-rickshaws, trucks, oxcarts, and even elephants.
The airport was just as I remembered it...folks pulling your luggage out of your hands and then asking for a tip for carrying it from the door to the curb!
I wish I could describe arriving in India to you. It's sensory overload. Imagine driving up GA400 with no one paying attention to the lanes, people sitting on the tops of trucks and buses, people asleep on cots on the side of the road, and an occasional oxcart and elephant lumbering along. Yes, I saw four elephants in less than a mile...at night, no lights (I have no idea what they were doing out there...maybe some kind of heavy lifting?). It's crazy.
The hotel I'm staying at until I head to Nagpur is small and modest but I like it. I’ve already made friends with the manager, Sanjay (I'm using his computer). It’s also in a great part of town, just minutes from the US Embassy (not that I’ll need to go there :)). The room has a great fan and what feels like a little central AC. I was as comfortable as you can be getting to bed at 3:00am after 30 hours of traveling. The carpet is as old as India, but other than that, I'm getting my money's worth. And it has hot water on demand, something I’ve not had in the hotels I’ve stayed at on my past trips to India.
My train tickets are here, so I’m heading down to Agra and the Taj Mahal in the morning. I'll try to make a quick note sometime this evening or tomorrow if I can find an internet cafe in Agra.
This is my third trip to the Indian Subcontinent in the past three years. I’m glad I made the effort and had the opportunity to come. I’m very fortunate. I can’t wait to see Loren in Nagpur in a couple of days.
Stay cool!
Jason
Just a quick hello from India. The trip over was long, almost 30 hours, but no problems. A couple of times on the flights I wondered if it was going to be worth it...to spend so much time traveling for such a short trip. I can already say it was! I love being here. I felt like I was reunited with a friend when I left the airport last night and stepped out into the 90-degree heat (at 2:00am!), car horns, auto-rickshaws, trucks, oxcarts, and even elephants.
The airport was just as I remembered it...folks pulling your luggage out of your hands and then asking for a tip for carrying it from the door to the curb!
I wish I could describe arriving in India to you. It's sensory overload. Imagine driving up GA400 with no one paying attention to the lanes, people sitting on the tops of trucks and buses, people asleep on cots on the side of the road, and an occasional oxcart and elephant lumbering along. Yes, I saw four elephants in less than a mile...at night, no lights (I have no idea what they were doing out there...maybe some kind of heavy lifting?). It's crazy.
The hotel I'm staying at until I head to Nagpur is small and modest but I like it. I’ve already made friends with the manager, Sanjay (I'm using his computer). It’s also in a great part of town, just minutes from the US Embassy (not that I’ll need to go there :)). The room has a great fan and what feels like a little central AC. I was as comfortable as you can be getting to bed at 3:00am after 30 hours of traveling. The carpet is as old as India, but other than that, I'm getting my money's worth. And it has hot water on demand, something I’ve not had in the hotels I’ve stayed at on my past trips to India.
My train tickets are here, so I’m heading down to Agra and the Taj Mahal in the morning. I'll try to make a quick note sometime this evening or tomorrow if I can find an internet cafe in Agra.
This is my third trip to the Indian Subcontinent in the past three years. I’m glad I made the effort and had the opportunity to come. I’m very fortunate. I can’t wait to see Loren in Nagpur in a couple of days.
Stay cool!
Jason
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