Today we left for Agra and the Taj Mahal at 6am. We stopped for lunch on the way which was awesome. The food here is great!! Way better than anything you can get in an American restaurant. The first day was a little overwhelming, but I am feeling better by the hour. There are so many people in Delhi! From the pictures I posted above you can see how many people live in such tight quarters. There is no privacy here and everything is done in the open. From the rooftop of my hotel I can see kids playing, bathing, flying kites while their parents shave, chat and do their daily chores. The Taj was nice. The moment we got there men came up to our group trying to be our tour guides. Dr. Vidya and Shakar Ji deflected them all except for Tariq who became our guide by not taking no for an answer. He was very helpful and when Shakar Ji asked him how does he “know all of this stuff?” He replied “I have a big book at home.” It was a nice visit, but a lot of driving for such a short stop. I think they just wanted us out of the city for the day as it is Lord Krishna’s birthday and the streets are full of people celebrating. Children are dressed as baby Krishna and we drove by a procession of floats depicting the different stories from Krishna’s life. There was a huge traffic jam last night due to the processions and we got to experience Delhi’s traffic at its best. It reminds me of the game called Rush Hour. There are no traffic rules here I swear. Last night I made the mistake of riding shot gun. It was slightly terrifying to see all of the people and cars heading straight towards us only to turn at the last possible second. There is internet here, though not very conveniently placed, and I will probably have a cell within the next two weeks. So I’m not shut off from the world. We have TVs in our rooms and I’m watching Indian Soap Operas. There are a lot of commercials for skin lightener… like the opposite of tanner… Interesting. Anyway tomorrow will hopefully bring some close shopping as I am soon out of 4 clean outfits I have. More then!
Kristina
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