Tonight we leave on our next adventure - India. And yes, it is a bicycle trip.
We had a choice of flying to New Delhi with a stop in Europe, over the pole from Chicago, or by crossing the Pacific. We chose the latter because our experiences with Asian airlines and airports has been excellent. So, we are heading over on China Airlines, connecting in Taipei. Business Class of course.
We will spend a couple of nights in Delhi to acclimate to the time change (12-1/2 hours ahead of LA), and do some sightseeing. Then we head to Varanasi on the pre-trip extension to see the Ganges River. Back to Delhi for one night, then off to Rajasthan and bicycling. We start in Jodhpur and head south, winding up in Udaipur. We are then taking a post-trip extension to visit Jaipur and Agra before heading back to Delhi for some shopping before returning home.
The monsoon season has been over for several weeks, but it is still HOT where we will be traveling. Winter is still at least a month away in India. Not looking forward to 95 degree heat. Maybe it will be dry heat like in the SoCal desert. Who are we kidding????
Take a look at the Google Map below to see where we will be.
We will try to update the blog on a regular basis with photos and our usual offbeat stories. All but one of the places we are staying has wireless internet access. And you can leave us a voicemail message by clicking on the GrandCentral widget in the right-hand column. (A Google company) It will call whatever phone number you specify that you are at and you can leave us a message. We will get it when we login to the GrandCentral website.
We have even made the blog interactive for this trip. You can participate in a poll we are conducting. As it is election season in the U.S. and everyone is being polled for how they will vote, we decided to join in. In the right-hand column, you will see a widget where you can vote in a poll for which one of us will come down with "Delhi Belly" first. No need to limit yourself to one vote per household.
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1 comment:
Hey - these polls are rigged - shades of Florida - we voted for "Neither" but our vote doesn't show up.. "Trust but verify" indeed!!! Or maybe we have to wait for an overnight update?
Trip sounds great so far - we are still gobsmacked about being on a bicycle between Jodhpur and Udaipur... it was rough enough in a car! But you can rest up at the temple en route and pray for relief!
Love to all the family, especially the boys!
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