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Gurgaon Slideshow
Gurgaon
Travel Blogs from Gurgaon, India
Day 10: Ice Cream Anyone?
I decided that I deserved to sleep in today because the sun has drained my energy thus far on the trip. So, I woke up at 7:30am and had a croissant in my bedroom for breakfast. I got it at Le Marche, a little grocery store down the street that we go to a ...
my flight to INDIA
We first got on the plane and it was realy exciting after about half an hour I fell asleep and I felt a bit poorly and 3 hours later pucked everywhere,all over me,the floor and on the chairs.We cleared my clothes up and after I pucked a couple more ...
Day 9: Excitement Around Every Corner
... journey around Delhi. We arrived at a long row of special plots of land designated as cremation places for important people from India. We checked out the cremation spot for Indira Ghandi, which required us to take off our shoes and store them on shelves ...
Day 19: The Last Hoorah
I can't believe today is our last day in India! A group of us decided we were going to stay up all night then nap in the middle of the day so that we could start ...
Day 12: Why me?
... had to use the toilet again (sorry for the details. I hope no one gets sick easily!) I am now convinced that I have the curse of India along with the 10 other students. I was able to Skype with my mom because it’s only 4:30pm back at home. Luckily I ...
Cows everywhere!
... . Delhi is about 35 minutes away so we have yet to go there. Thursday is our first day there, but until then we are in Gurgaon, which is pretty nice. I think it's a good way to get used to the culture because it isn't quite as shocking as going directly ...
Day 3: Fun-Filled Day of Shopping
... . We were served eggs sunny-side up, toast, frosted flakes, potatoes covered in fried bread, and mangoes. If you are not aware, India has the BEST mangoes in the entire world. They are incredible! We’re all hoping that they start serving those every ...
Bird Park (by dark)
I had pledged not to stay in a grotty/international airport hotel, so we headed for Sultanpur Bird Park outside Gurgeon & relatively close to the airport; we just underestimated the traffic, the dirt roads & the new flyover building work so ...
First couple of days
... of days getting to know the other volunteers and sleeping off the jetlag. We're staying with the IVHQ coordinator in his apartment in Gurgaon, which is just a little way from Delhi. It's aobviously a lot quieter and I think a little richer, so it's quite ...
Long Day(s)
... conditioned and they don't want people to just come in because of that. While waiting I experienced my first bathroom in India. The restroom looked ordinary with four small rooms (where you would expect toilets). Three of these rooms had a somewhat ...
Day 8: Finally Back to Civilization
(FYI, I haven't had the chance to write day 5, 6, or 7 yet but I will try to do that tomorrow! I didn't want to get too far behind though so I wrote todays. I will also upload pictures either tomorrow or the next day as it takes a while to upload. ...
Hot, Hot, Hot
... It didn't work, but it was entertaining. Right after classes today we went to Ambiance Mall which is a huge, 4-story mall in Gurgaon. We were told it was one of the nicest malls and I could see this by the people there. Most Indians there seemed ...