Monday, April 12, 2010
Going Home
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Varanasi, Agra and Jaipur
We took a early morning boat ride down the Ganges and we also had an evening boat ride. The evening boat ride was very crowded and quite beautiful. We headed off to Agra the next morning and saw the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort. The pictures will not do it justice. It is a beautiful building and the grounds are peaceful.
We have spent the last two days in a very remote village, staying at a Raj's castle that was converted into a hotel. The walk throught the village was fun. We saw a local potter making pots and went to a school and a temple. We took a camel & cart ride up to the sand dunes to watch the sunset. In the morning we got up at 6:00 to climb a hill to the the fort. Kerry stopped 3/4 the way up and while he sat a monkey came to visit with him (big one too......showed his teeth and then just sat there) He was about 5-6 feet away from Kerry.
Today we are in Jaipur and have just come back from the Amber castle and Fort. Very beautiful. Kerry has headed off to a cricket match with the Australians. They all got their pictures taken for the local papers.
Tomorrow we are back in Dehli for the day and then we head off to Shimla in the Himalayan foothills for a few days and then HOME !!!!
Stay well, We miss you all
love Beth and Kerry
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
I have my registration # !!!!!
Will write soon............
Love Kerry and Beth
xoxo
Friday, March 26, 2010
change of plans
This post is not from the Himalayas......I got stopped at immigration and was not allowed on the plane , I didn't have the proper registration number on my VISA. I was to register within 14 days of my arrival and I did......... but the small town police didn't give me a number , they just stamped it.
The past 4 days we have been trying to straighten things out. We still need to go back with forms one more time, but we have decided to hire a car and driver, and head out of town for a few days and then join our tour group next Wednesday here in India.
If we went to Nepal, we might not be allowed back in for 2 months. (It's a new policy) We decided to just stay in India and do Nepal in another trip.
It's great to be hanging out with Kerry. We are enjoying Delhi. Kerry loves the tuk tuks. We are taking lots of pics.
Hope everyone is well
Namaste
Beth and Kerry
Monday, March 22, 2010
Good bye to Savarsai
Next post will be from the himalayas.
Beth
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Clean Water
Water
In India, clean water is often hard to find. The Mumbai newspaper has reported daily leaks in the water lines and a few major breaks. The one a few days ago, will leave Mumbai with 35% less water for a week or so until they can drain and repair the pipe. We ran out of water last week at the home, and the children had to go to the village to get some. Many village people go to the river each day to wash, and each morning they carry pots of water on their heads from the communal water taps around town. In the city of Pen, there are open ditches along the roads, which I don't think carry sewage any more but they do smell of garbage.
It really makes me thankful for our relativley clean water in Canada and even more interested in finding ways to keep water clean and accessable to all.
Stay well
Beth
Monday, March 8, 2010
Karla Caves
Anyhow, I went down the moutain, walked through town and caught the bus back to Kopali, then on to Pen. I saw my first Sadhu (holy man) while waiting for the bus on the highway, and I saw 2 elephants walking down the street in town while sitting at a stop in Lanovali. A couple pigs went down the road too. The 1:30 bus to Pen was jam packed full and yet 10-15 of us squished on as the bus kept trying to leave. Must have been twice the amount of people than is allowed (in Canada any how) on the bus. The countryside was beautiful and we climbed up in the western ghats (mountains) to reach the cave area. Lots of steep hills and switchbacks with good views all around.
Hope everyone is well,
Namaste Beth