Holy Cow!

After 10 days apart and a long trip from Barwon Heads to Delhi, it was great to see Ad. He greeted me at the Indira Gandhi International Airport dressed in a kurta and speaking Hindi! He then proceeded to negotiate the cab ride to the city with ease and has proven he is a master of the mathematics behind the Indian train timetables.

It has been quite an adventure since.

My first taste of India was Paharganj, in New Delhi. There is something intoxicating about arriving in a bustling city for the first time. The sights, sounds and smells rush through your veins. That experience for me was wandering through the main bazaar.

It's a melting pot of women in beautiful saris, maniacal traffic, young kids playing cricket in the dusty streets, confronting smells (imagine an aromatic mix of incense, urine and fried samosas, all in one whiff), constant offers for rickshaw rides and in the midst of it all - very large cows sitting around peacefully. It was intense and I loved it!

We've since had an incredible experience in Amristar at the Golden Temple (see Ad's post below) and next we're heading to the hills, possibly followed by a visit to Rishikesh for some Ashram action.

I'm loving the vegetarian food and have had no sign of stomach rumblings, nor has Ad. Jas, however, got taken down by a chicken masala and is still suffering 4 days later but in true Tripper J style, is soldiering on.

Namaste. xo