I'm too tired tonight to think of anything catchy for a title, but it was a wonderful day. The breakfast at the Hilton Gardens was excellent and we are still trying to get used to the service here. You can't even carry your own plate back from the breakfast bar to your table! There is someone to do that and open every door or give you water or anything they can think of to be helpful. It is actually uncomfortable when you are used to doing things for yourself. We actually have not stopped for lunch either of the last two days. We ate big breakfasts and were simply not hungry. Tonight we fixed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the room and it was delicious.
We left Delhi about 9 this morning and just enjoyed the scenery and life along the way. Once out of Delhi the scenery changed and so did the lives of the people. 60% of the people in India are in agriculture, of one sort or another. So we saw the women and me both working in rice paddies and other fields. We saw people packed into tuktuks going all sorts of ways. The scariest thing we saw was a tuktuk which had an accident and flipped over and caught fire. It was crammed full of people too and it is amazing that no one seemed seriously hurt. Our driver immediately pulled over and ran to help-we were right behind it when it happened. It is amazing it does not happen more. The traffic is insane. I thought China was bad but I think this may be even crazier.
We went to a couple of places with our guide once we got to Agra and then checked into our hotel. We got us a sim card for the phone so we can call should we have any emergency. So far we have had absolutely no need. But it is good insurance. But it was an ordeal to get. After doing all this, the guide and driver picked us up and we went to the little Taj and onto the gardens across the river from the Taj to watch it at sunset. It truly is beautiful. It is closed on Fridays so we did the sunset today from the best viewing point and we opted to go in the morning and tour. It sounds like it will be a full day and I will try to list all we see. Right now I am bushed. It is quite an experience to have cows asleep beside the roads and people everywhere. We saw two types of monkeys and peacocks and some antelope in addition to the livestock and dogs that roam everywhere.
Our hotel is lovely with nice gardens. But it is having a power problem tonight and the power went out 3 times while I was in the shower and several times since-a learning and discovery event for sure.
We left Delhi about 9 this morning and just enjoyed the scenery and life along the way. Once out of Delhi the scenery changed and so did the lives of the people. 60% of the people in India are in agriculture, of one sort or another. So we saw the women and me both working in rice paddies and other fields. We saw people packed into tuktuks going all sorts of ways. The scariest thing we saw was a tuktuk which had an accident and flipped over and caught fire. It was crammed full of people too and it is amazing that no one seemed seriously hurt. Our driver immediately pulled over and ran to help-we were right behind it when it happened. It is amazing it does not happen more. The traffic is insane. I thought China was bad but I think this may be even crazier.
We went to a couple of places with our guide once we got to Agra and then checked into our hotel. We got us a sim card for the phone so we can call should we have any emergency. So far we have had absolutely no need. But it is good insurance. But it was an ordeal to get. After doing all this, the guide and driver picked us up and we went to the little Taj and onto the gardens across the river from the Taj to watch it at sunset. It truly is beautiful. It is closed on Fridays so we did the sunset today from the best viewing point and we opted to go in the morning and tour. It sounds like it will be a full day and I will try to list all we see. Right now I am bushed. It is quite an experience to have cows asleep beside the roads and people everywhere. We saw two types of monkeys and peacocks and some antelope in addition to the livestock and dogs that roam everywhere.
Our hotel is lovely with nice gardens. But it is having a power problem tonight and the power went out 3 times while I was in the shower and several times since-a learning and discovery event for sure.
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