India 2011
Our Arrival in Varanasi
Today was greeted with another early start but this time it was to make our way to Varanasi. We spent five very bumpy hours on our now familiar coach. After a brief stop at a service station between Agra and Delhi we stocked up on numerous tins…
The Taj Mahal
Today we had another early start taking a train down to Agra, giving us another opportunity to see what life is like outside the major cities. On arrival in Agra, we were greeted by our tour guide, Haji, then went to visit one of the Seven…
Touring Delhi
Today we began our adventure touring through Delhi at the Jama Masjid Mosque. The mosque had beautiful architecture and it is the second largest in the subcontinent created by Shah Jahan the emperor and famous architect of one of the Seven Wonders…
The Golden Temple (part 2) and Arrival in Delhi
Last night we dined at The Crystal and all enjoyed a delicious curry together with our guide. rnrnrnrnWe returned to the Golden Temple to see “the putting to bed ceremony”. Everyone really enjoyed and it was a very special experience which…
The Golden Temple
The Northern Indian sun shone brightly for us as the smell of pancakes wafted from the breakfast room and we enjoyed our first reasonable start to the trip. We travelled by horse and cart to Jallianwala Bagh to learn about the massacre of thousands…
Amritsar
Our trusty leader Admiral C. Weldon had bravely survived her ordeal of biting into a vegetable pakora yesterday which was in fact a whole green chilli. No harm done. We were all ready for the off to Amritsar at 5.45 am after an early breakfast…
Namaste from India
Hi All,rnrnWelcome to our India2011 diary!!! rnrnIt was with great excitement that we landed in Delhi at 10.20am (local time) this morning, 20 minutes ahead of schedule! The flight wasn’t too bad, although we struggled to get much sleep -…
Departures
It is with great excitement and anticipation we leave for India today. Most of us have an idea what we are taking though getting it into the suitcase is proving to be a struggle! I don’t think any of us can actually believe that we are off to India to visit Udayan – the place that much effort has gone into raising funds for. It will be great to see the work of the home and how our money has helped the children.rn