After walking around the Jagdish Temple and getting blessed, we wandered over to the City Palace. This place is kind of crazy looking and seems to go on forever. It was built over 400 years, constantly being added on to by each new king. As such, it’s the largest palace in Rajasthan and a mixture of different…
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I had to dig deep into my emails and the diary I keep on my travels to find the information for this part of the trip. Interestingly, it’s the part I remember the least, though I’m not sure why. It all kind of seems to blend together in a blur of temples, palaces and riding…
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After our fun day of site seeing and shopping, it was time to get ready for the final ceremony, which was actually more of a reception. We got dressed in our sari’s again, this time on our own. It was much harder than I thought! There is so much draping and folding of this massive piece…
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All too soon, our mini vacation in Kerala came to an end and we flew back to Delhi for the last wedding ceremony. In the morning, Maggie and I wanted to check out another Delhi site, Humayan’s Tomb, and everyone wanted to go shopping before the reception that night, so we got a really early…
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Whew! Are you as exhausted from all those ceremonies as I am? It was definitely some late nights and a lot of dancing, but it was so much fun to be a part of. Next we have a couple days to relax before heading back to Delhi for the final ceremony. Meike headed to Goa…
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After a long day of traveling from Bangalore to Coorg, it was time for our next wedding ceremony. This event was more of a reception with a lot of dancing and food, and it’s where us foreigners finally got to perform the dance we’d been learning and practicing every night! I’m excited and nervous for that,…
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Today I’m going to show you a picture. This is a picture I don’t show many people, because well, it’s not my best. But first, the story behind this picture. On our last day in Amritsar, we had plans to get up before the sun to see sunrise in the Golden Temple. We went to…
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Day 2 of our 3 days in Amritsar begins leisurely. We have nowhere to be until the afternoon when we’ll check out the Wagah Border Closing ceremony on the border with Pakistan. I had hoped to do a day trip to Lahore in Pakistan as it’s generally considered safe for tourists, but Maggie said she…
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One of the places I ended up unexpectedly enjoying quite a bit in India was Amritsar. There’s so much more to do here than we first realized, and it’s truly an enjoyable place to spend a couple days. We flew up early in the morning with nowhere planned to stay. I had hoped to stay in…
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I’m a sucker for a good list. I am that person who will add something I’ve already done to a list, just so I can cross it off. I love making them, I love reading them. One of my favorite lists is the 7 Wonders of the World, and by extension, the New 7 Wonders of…
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After leaving the Qutub Minar, it was time to go shopping for our sari fabric. We picked up Goli, her parents, Sierra and Meike and went to the shops. There were several stories of more fabrics than you’ve ever seen. It’s almost overwhelming! But the colors are amazing. We all managed to find a sari…
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It took me 27 hours to fly from Seattle, through Germany to New Delhi. And unfortunately for me, I landed at 9am. I met Maggie at our hotel, as well as Nitish, the groom and Maggie’s former roommate from their days in Spain. We immediately left for a salon to get a bit of pampering…
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