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By Mike, February 25, 2009 8:28 pm

I was able to get 1,604 photos down to 698.  Enjoy!

It will take a while to add comments & descriptions so just bear with me…

Delhi

Jaipur

Udaipur

Ranakpur

Varanasi

Agra

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By Mike, February 25, 2009 6:23 pm

We got into Delhi on the morning of Tuesday the 10th.

We took the bus to Jaipur on the 11th.

On Friday the 13th, we flew to Udaipur and met up with Brina & Matt. We made it, even after 5 hours of delays and being told “10 more minutes”.

Udaipur, according to Lonely Planet, has the #1 place to see in India- the floating Palace. It was also a filming site for James Bond’s Octopussy and every night the movie is shown all over the town.

From there we headed north to check out Kumbhalghar Fort and Ranakpur.

On Monday the three of us flew back to Delhi and on Tuesday the 17th, Kirsten and I went to Varanasi along the River Ganges where people go to bathe and return to the Mother Ganga when they die.

We went back to Delhi and then the four of us took the train to Agra to see the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort among other great sites.

Pictures to come…

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By Mike, February 10, 2009 6:41 pm

Kirsten and I made the flights from Seattle to Copenhagen to Delhi.

After the 9 hour flight in coach and arriving at CPH we visited the SAS Lounge that I have access to for being a StarGold flyer on United. I have been through this lounge before but it wasn’t as nice as I remembered, but I suspect that’s b/c I’ve hit more lounges through Asia in the past 5 years that have been AWESOME.

Checking in for our flight from CPH to Delhi we were upgraded to Economy Extra, which gave marginally better service, but much more legroom for the the 7 hour flight to DEL.

Upon arrival, customs in India was a breeze but we waited about 45 minutes for our bags to come off (I swear that all 3 were the last 3 to get off).

The timing was perfect as Brina and Matt had just arrived to pick us up in the taxi at 645a.

From there, we dropped Matt at off the Embassy and mosy’d back to the flat in Vasant Vihar. Kirsten, Brina, and I chilled for the morning.

Around noon we hit up the Mela bazaar. The drive there was a great introduction to Indian driving and traffic- which seemingly requires all drivers to lay on the horn when they approach another vehicle.

While we were shopping, it seemed like we were celebrities… I guess many Indians don’t see a 6′5″ garo with two blondes too often. So we posed for a number of photos and shook many hands.

We checked out some National handicrafts from around the country, made some purchases, and went back to Matt & Brina’s.

K & I took a 2 hour power nap, woke up and had some Indian Food (of course they just call it food here) that Matt & Brina had ordered in.

We went out for drinks with some other State Department folks and went to bed around 11.

Today we’re off to the bus station and then to Jaipur!