Tomorrow night we will be on a plane back to DC. I must say, I do miss home- especially my beautiful wife (and dog). See you soon!
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| From South India |
Here is a slide show of our latest photos:
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Last 24 hours
We are back in Bombay and have internet connection. Out time in south India was a lot of fun. A little less eventful then the rest of the trip, but very relaxing. I was happy because we got to see elephants! Dad got a little sick one of the nights but has since recovered. We also had a lot of time to watch Indian TV. The Shoaib Malik saga has been everywhere!
Tomorrow night we will be on a plane back to DC. I must say, I do miss home- especially my beautiful wife (and dog). See you soon!
Here is a slide show of our latest photos:
Tomorrow night we will be on a plane back to DC. I must say, I do miss home- especially my beautiful wife (and dog). See you soon!
Here is a slide show of our latest photos:
Friday, April 2, 2010
A blog post from Jamshed
Hi all:
We found a free wi-fi hotspot at the Delhi airport so we’re taking advantage of the connection. We had a good time in Delhi, although the whole city is being dug up because they are preparing for the Commonwealth Games in October. India is more of a mess than I ever imagined. The crowds, traffic and pollution are pretty unbelieveable. But the rich have certainly gotten richer and everyone (including the guy selling stuff on the sidewalk) has a cell phone. But there is “progress” in the sense that people who rode bicycles before now ride mopeds, those who rode mopeds drive cars, and those who had card now have fancier cars. Our guides were pretty knowlegeable and gave us some good lessons in Indian history. I hope we retain some of the information.
We’re on our way to Cochin (Kochi) now. This is the start of our self-planned trip.
(I’m wearing Emily’s Red Sox championship t-shirt and some American tourist just walked by and shouted “Go Sox!!”)
This morning Robert and I went out to do some last-minute shopping in the streets of Delhi. The prices, as usual, started out high and quickly dropped to ½ to ¼ when I started bargaining in my broken Hindi. Some of the guys were even a it pissed at me because they wanted to get the “foreigner” all to themselves without my interference.
More later.
-Jamshed
We found a free wi-fi hotspot at the Delhi airport so we’re taking advantage of the connection. We had a good time in Delhi, although the whole city is being dug up because they are preparing for the Commonwealth Games in October. India is more of a mess than I ever imagined. The crowds, traffic and pollution are pretty unbelieveable. But the rich have certainly gotten richer and everyone (including the guy selling stuff on the sidewalk) has a cell phone. But there is “progress” in the sense that people who rode bicycles before now ride mopeds, those who rode mopeds drive cars, and those who had card now have fancier cars. Our guides were pretty knowlegeable and gave us some good lessons in Indian history. I hope we retain some of the information.
We’re on our way to Cochin (Kochi) now. This is the start of our self-planned trip.
(I’m wearing Emily’s Red Sox championship t-shirt and some American tourist just walked by and shouted “Go Sox!!”)
This morning Robert and I went out to do some last-minute shopping in the streets of Delhi. The prices, as usual, started out high and quickly dropped to ½ to ¼ when I started bargaining in my broken Hindi. Some of the guys were even a it pissed at me because they wanted to get the “foreigner” all to themselves without my interference.
More later.
-Jamshed
To the backwaters we go!
Today we leave on a plane for Kochi (formerly Cochin). During our time their we will visit the famous backwaters.
This is what we have to look forward to:
and hopefully this:
This is what we have to look forward to:
and hopefully this:
Delhi
We've spent the last two days touring new and old Delhi. Delhi has a lot of historical sites as well as all the current government buildings (since it is the Capital of India). Delhi is considerably less cramped than Bombay. We toured the Red Fort, and saw the memorial to Ghandi, and Jama Masjid- the largest Mosque in India.
What I've enjoyed the most about Dehli is the delicious food! Over the past few days I've had some of the best meals of my life.
Here are some pictures from our stay. You can click on them to view the full web album.
The Red Fort
They use marbles to hold the pressure of their carbonated drinks
The Indian version of Chipotle. It was soooo good!
What I've enjoyed the most about Dehli is the delicious food! Over the past few days I've had some of the best meals of my life.
Here are some pictures from our stay. You can click on them to view the full web album.
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| From Dehli |
The Red Fort
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| From Delhi |
They use marbles to hold the pressure of their carbonated drinks
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| From Delhi |
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| From Delhi |
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| From Delhi |
The Indian version of Chipotle. It was soooo good!
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| From Dehli |
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| From Dehli |
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| From Dehli |
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