Off To India!
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Sishir and I are headed to India for a tripmoon - it's really our honeymoon, since we never got to take one, but it's more like a big long trip. The movers came yesterday and packed up our house. Currently we have the furniture (that's going to Goodwill), the food (that's going to the food bank) and our bags (that go with us to India). Tonight it's off for one last dinner with our friends. Tomorrow we wrap up things at the apartment and clean. Monday we take the cat to the Pet Resort, and get on the plane. Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler KristiAndSishir
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One More Day
Today is the day before we leave. Here is a picture of the dining room from before the movers came. Now it's completely empty except for t... Continue reading » -
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LAX
Here we are, on the flight to LAX. The nice gentleman across the aisle took our picture. The flight took about 27 minutes. The next... Continue reading » -
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We're Off!
It's go time! The house is cleaned, the bags are packed, and the cat is settling in at her home for the next six weeks - the Pet Hotel. Si... Continue reading » -
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Singapore!
We have arrived in Singapore. My first time on the Asia continent. So exciting. I don't have any pics from the flight, but it was AW... Continue reading » -
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We Made It!
We are here! We arrived yesterday morning at around 10:00 AM. We cruised through immigration and customs and were met at the door by Si... Continue reading »
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Mahabalipuram
Friday, April 4 we got up early for our first real outing in India. Sishir's dad drove and we headed south down the coast to Mahabalipu... Continue reading »
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Government Museum and Chinese Food
Saturday was a slow day. We visited the Government Museum and saw a lot of stone and bronze sculptures created by the Hindu and Buddhist dynasti... Continue reading » -
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Friends and Family
Sunday we spent visiting friends and family. For lunch we met with Sekar and Kaushal, Chitra's brother and his wife. They live about 5 km... Continue reading » -
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Saris and Gems
So on Monday, we went window shopping around Chennai's shopping district. First up, we visited Nalli - a very famous Sari shop. This pla... Continue reading »
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Window Shopping - Part Two
Tuesday was a pretty laid back day. Sishir and I took an auto rickshaw to his favorite bookstore - Higginbotham's - where we killed an hour o... Continue reading »
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Holy Wednesday
Wednesday was a very full day. First off, I was finally in dire need of American food, so we headed to the Marriott Courtyard for breakfast.&... Continue reading »
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Week One Wrapup
Since we've been here for a week, I thought I'd do a quick recap of my initial thoughts on India. Let me start by saying that I had NO IDEA w... Continue reading »
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In Delhi
EDIT: Sorry everyone, I can't figure out this Mac so I'm leaving the sideways pictures up and will edit and add captions later.
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Delhi Day 2
UPDATE: Cyber cafes in India suck! They are filthy and are filled with mosquitoes. Yesterday I took down the entire cafe by tryin... Continue reading »
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An Eternal Teardrop, A Lustrous Pearl...
Monday found us up bright and early on the road to Agra. We were picked up by our new driver, Narender, in a white Indigo with A/C. We... Continue reading »
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The Blog Is Alive, Long Live The Blog!!!
Hey everyone, we're baaaaaaack!! The South India trip was a bust (something about a tourist warning in the place we were visiting) so I've sp... Continue reading »
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The blog is dead, for the moment :-\
Sorry everyone, but forces have conspired against us to bring the blog to its knees. Like countless others before, I fell prey to some unknown g... Continue reading » -
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Jaipur Day 1
Our first day in Jaipur was a fairly slow one. We slept in, had some lunch at Pizza Hut (yes I was very excited for this food event) and checked... Continue reading » -
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Jaipur Day 2 - We Ride an Elephant!
Unlike Jaipur Day 1, Day 2 was a FULL day. We got up early, grabbed breakfast in the hotel, and did a quick driveby / photo op of Hawa M... Continue reading »
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Udaipur & Chittorgarh
Udaipur, the White City, was our favorite stop on our North India tour. Unfortunately, by the time we got here, we were suffering from heat... Continue reading » -
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Bombay I Mean Mumbai
By the time we made it to Bombay, I was not feeling so hot. After landing we went straight to Sishir's cousin Radha's house, and met her and... Continue reading »
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South India - A Very Quick Trip to the Tip Tip Bottom
Our North India trip was fabulous, as I'm sure you've realized. We saw so many wonderful sights, like nothing I have ever seen in my life.&nb... Continue reading »
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A Day at the Mall
Once we got back from Kanyakumari, things slowed down considerably in our lives. We had pretty much done the Madras touristy scene, so we spe... Continue reading »
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This and That
As I mentioned, we didn't do a lot of "exciting" stuff our last few days in Madras. I tried to blog but was constantly being foiled. Le... Continue reading »
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More Friends And Family
During our final week in Madras, we met with another couple that are old family friends - the Balajis. They were neighbors in Ranchi when the... Continue reading »
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Last Days in India
Unbelievably, our time in India was drawing to an end. I could not believe it was already time to leave; it seemed like we'd only just arrived.&... Continue reading »
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