Nothing Compares to You

Trip Start Dec 04, 2005
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Trip End Jun 16, 2006


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Thursday, May 18, 2006

J: Our last favorite and not so favorite things list. India is for sure a country of extremes. There is no way we will remember all of the things we loved as there were just so many and of course we wouldn't be human without some things that we did not love quite so much. An overall love of India, the people, and the culture has determined this just the first of many trips I hope to take to India, provided I have (and create) the means and opportunities to return. Until the next time, this will be a recap of what we absorbed/consumed/experienced during the month we had in northern India.

Loved:
- Indian children - so cute!
- Food (obviously), but especially some of the new things we tried, like Samosa Chaat, Puri, Parantha, Dosas (seriously how could we have missed out on all these yummy treats for so many years?)
- The colors of India - pink buildings, white cows, red/green/white/yellow/blue prayer flags.
- Indian clothes - salwar kameez and saris and the materials used to make them are all so gorgeous
- Bangles - enough said.
- Bollywood - honestly, best movies ever.
- Yoga in Rishikesh - Pankaj is a fantastic teacher.
- Little kids in their school uniforms.
- Tibetan MITs (Monks in Training)
- Monestaries, prayer wheels, sand mandalas, and prayer flags
- Indian people's love for their culture and their desire to share it with foreigners.
- The peace and quiet of the mountain areas of Darjeeling, Sikkim, and Dharmsala
- Momos (especially when they are on the street 5 for less than $.50) - Tibetan dumplings
- Singing bowls
- The amazing views of the mountains we had in Darjeeling, Sikkim, and Dharmsala.
- How a head bobble really can mean anything (yes, no, I don't care, I don't understand, sure)
- How open people are to interacting with other people's children.
- The Kaul Family who we stayed with in Delhi.

Not so much in love with:
- The heat.
- The throat clearing/spitting.
- The train smell and how it lingers on everything that was on the train (for months to come).
- When cows out number people on the street.
- The poverty.
- Seeing little kids growing up on the street and knowing their lives are harder than we can imagine.
- The fear of severe gastro-intestinal distress.
- The need for hyper altertness about baggage.
- Leaving

But at least we gleckel on to our Eri and drinkable tap water...
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