India

Travel || Pondicherry

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These days were indeed spent relaxing so I didn’t take out my camera too much, but here are some snapshots from when I did.

  1. A cat, a gecko, and my sister in Auraville, a nearby experimental township

  2. My sister in the Pondicherry Botanical Garden

  3. A fisherman’s village near Pondicherry

  4. My sister at Arkiramedu, Roman ruins near Pondicherry

  5. A goat at Mahabalipuram Monuments near Chennai

  6. My sister

Travel || Jaipur

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After a four hour drive from Agra and a stop at the Monkey Temple, we made it to Jaipur! After an evening of rest, we spent the whole day viewing sights.

First we stopped at Jantar Mantar, the collection of astrological instruments belonging to one of the founders of Jaipur. We got to see the biggest sundial in the world! Then, we went to the City Palace of Jaipur to see the Maharaja of Jaipur’s family museum. After the museum, we drove to Amer Fort. This Fort was built in the 900s and our guide told us that some of the design elements of the Fort were even incorporated into the Taj Mahal!

After the sight seeing we got to the best part - Elephant Village! Here we spent the rest of the day feeding, painting, brushing, showering, and playing with Nena. It was my first, and probably only, time feeling an elephant’s trunk and feeding her bananas and bundles of grass. I will certainly never forget it (ha!).

The last leg of our trip is ten days in Pondicherry. I am looking forward to many days of lounging, reading, and swimming. Coming soon!

Travel || Agra

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After two days in New Delhi we drove four hours to Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal. We arrived around noon and after a quick lunch of curry, kofta, and rice we headed to the palace. To protect the palace and gardens from pollution we had to get out of our van and take an electric gold cart to the entrance. The Taj truly is as majestic as it seems. And the gates and other ancient buildings around it were designed to create optical illusions, always drawing your attention to the beautiful memorial of a queen from her king.

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After the Taj Mahal we went to Agra Fort. Our guide showed us the house arrest cell where the king who built the Taj Mahal was jailed by son after he tried to build a second Taj. On our way in we saw a dozen money’s crossing the wall and many more inside! Such monkey, big fan.

After the Fort we headed back to the hotel to relax before another day of travel to the final point of The Golden Triangle.

Travel || New Delhi

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We’re in India! I’ve been wanting to visit this country for a loooong time. Why you may ask? Easy:

  1. Cows

  2. Food

  3. Taj Mahal

So far, I have two out of three boxes checked and the third is coming tomorrow! Even after all of the boxes are checked, though, we’re still going to hang out for another two weeks. And that just means more food!

Our first few days are going to be spent traveling around the Golden Triangle (two days in New Delhi, one day in Agra, one day in Jaipur). Then we’re flying from Jaipur to Chany and driving four hours to Pondicherry. We’re going to stay in Pondicherry for two weeks and come home just in time for the start of my third (and last) year of law school!

Anyway, now that that’s all covered. Here’s a quick recap of what we saw in Delhi and New Delhi.

  1. Jama Mosque

  2. Ghandi’s Tomb

  3. Humayun’s Tomb

  4. India Gate & Prime Minister’s Residence

  5. Qutub Minar