At 6am this morning I called Cafe Coffee Day (India's Starbucks) in Hotel Ginger and ordered an Americano and a chocolate doughnut. Out of doughnuts a "Brownie" resembling a piece of cake was delivered to my room along with the Americano – or what I thought was an Americano until I took a sip. Coffee … Read more
I am beat up – scraped knee, multiple bug bites, runny nose and a cough. On top of it I am tired- from the heat, the lack of Internet, and new malaria pills floating around my system. All I wanted to do this morning was vegetate in my air conditioned room and watch the people … Read more
It's official, I am a celebrity – I made the evening news. Jaipur Channel 5 interviewed me at the Central Museum. Apparently I was the only non-local in attendance at World Museum Day – which won me super tourist points. Asked to comment on the museum I noted their possession of a Gandhara Buddha statue … Read more
I made a huge mistake and left the hotel without sunscreen on. It was right there starring at me on my mirror bureau where I put it – perhaps it was the ridiculously slow breakfast, or my distraction, or the altitude, or who knows – the result is some very red arms and a nose. … Read more
So yesterday, while I was staring at the Taj from a rooftop deck it occurred to me that I'm a little tired of sightseeing. I'm definitely tired of "just looking" at marble elephants and other shapes – inlaid semi-precious stones or not. I am a tourist however, therefore what else shall I do but tour? … Read more
Bright eyed I jumped out of bed to get ready for my ride to Agra. I then spent an hour trying to get into my orange sari and not so bright eyed anymore – rather frustrated now- I gave up and put on my brown shalwar kameez and ordered breakfast. At 9 am sharp I … Read more
I woke up at 6 am New Delhi time and could not go back to sleep so I started looking through the tourist materials I accumulated over the past 3 days. A photo of a giant temple on the back of the "Delhi Old and New" pamphlet I got for "free" at Rajghat with two … Read more
I tried to mail a package home today and found myself in limbo between the enquiry window and the package wrappers. I bought stamps for my postcards and moved on for now. But I'll be back because I don't have room in my luggage and I must photograph the package sewing process for all the … Read more
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