We arrived in Delhi on March 1 and spent a couple of days there seeing the sights. Behind Adrienne is a small temple near the Kalkaji temple complex in Delhi.
Stephen with some of the guys who worked at a garden and crematorium that we visited. This was the most peaceful place we saw in Delhi. They invited us to have tea with them and we all sat on the grass in the shade and an elderly Sikh guard went out on his bicycle and brought back chai for all. He transported the chai in small plastic bags tied with rubberbands and poured it into small plastic cups. Afterwards, they gave us a tour which included the cremation grounds.
A Baba in his stall on the path leading up to Kalakaji temple.
On the long path to Kalkaji temple. This little girl asked us for money but seemed happy to have her picture taken instead. The man crouching behind her was also quite excited to have his picture taken, thanking us and even touching our feet in gratitude afterwards. We didn't completely understand the exchange, but neither did he.
At the India Gate in Delhi, a memorial to Indian soldiers who died during WWI.
Last night we took a six-hour train ride from Delhi and arrived in Haridwar in the state of Uttarakhand. Haridwar is the second-holiest city in India after Varanasi and is situated along the banks of the Ganges. In Varanasi the river is wide and calm and brown, but here it is cold, greenish-blue and fast-moving. Haridwar is an important pilgrimage site for Hindus and every twelve years there is a huge festival here which attracts millions.
We've seen some really cute donkeys in Haridwar so far. Here is a sleepy one, right near the Ganges. Of course, Stephen is like a kid in a candy shop, although he almost got mauled by a rabid beast-dog yesterday. There was no physical contact; we were just chased down the street. We've seen lots of animals so far: an elephant in an alley, a monkey swinging on an electrical wire above our heads, a mouse that climbed onto Stephen in the middle of the night, a street puppy that Stephen was petting and a stranger offered to sell to us for 5,000 rupees ($100)! Not exactly a steal for India.
We arrived in Delhi on March 1 and spent a couple of days there seeing the sights. Behind Adrienne is a small temple near the Kalkaji temple complex in Delhi.
We've seen some really cute donkeys in Haridwar so far. Here is a sleepy one, right near the Ganges. Of course, Stephen is like a kid in a candy shop, although he almost got mauled by a rabid beast-dog yesterday. There was no physical contact; we were just chased down the street. We've seen lots of animals so far: an elephant in an alley, a monkey swinging on an electrical wire above our heads, a mouse that climbed onto Stephen in the middle of the night, a street puppy that Stephen was petting and a stranger offered to sell to us for 5,000 rupees ($100)! Not exactly a steal for India.
2 comments:
OMG, your stories after the last picture are HILARIOUS.
Welcome back to India guys...you made it! I think I might open a manufacturing plant there to make tables and chairs. They might like working on a table instead of the ground. (JK) Stephen I am buying you a dog. Love Eric
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