3 March 2014
We arrived at the Delhi airport at about 1:00am local time and got through customs, met our guide Elwin and got to our Hotel and checked in. We finally went to bed at about 3:00am. Sleep felt very, very good!
We had breakfast in our hotel at 10:30am to allow for decent rest before beginning a light day of sightseeting. I had an omelette with Indian masala seasoning. It was quite delicious!
Our touring today took us to the capital building, the Prime Minister's residence, an Indian war memorial called the Indian Arch and Ghandi's grave. We saw a little bit of old Delhi contrasted with New Delhi. It seems quite odd to watch our driver negotiate the organized chaos that is Indian traffic on the left side of the road and along the way see monkees beside the road. The land is beautiful. It is more green than I pictured. The Indian people are generally friendly and the national spots we saw today are meticulously kept with lawns and lanscaping.
Elwin, our guide, has been a great source of knowledge about Indian history and culture and religion. There are tensions within India between the Hindus, the Muslims and the Christians. A first impression of Delhi was that we could smell the air when we got off the plane. Delhi struggles with smog and the air pollution reminds me of the old days around the steel mills, driving through Gary. Elwin assures us that air quality has improved markedly in the past few years.
Lunch at Pindi Restaurant was wonderful, with garlic Nan bread, curry chicken, butter chicken, fried rice and a delicious lentil dish that I can't remember the name of. A little appetizer dish came with salty pickled mango. The food is very flavorful and delicious!
Tomorrow we travel to see the Taj Mahal. The ILI Regional Conference3 begins on Friday. More to come...
Pastor Mike
We arrived at the Delhi airport at about 1:00am local time and got through customs, met our guide Elwin and got to our Hotel and checked in. We finally went to bed at about 3:00am. Sleep felt very, very good!
We had breakfast in our hotel at 10:30am to allow for decent rest before beginning a light day of sightseeting. I had an omelette with Indian masala seasoning. It was quite delicious!
Our touring today took us to the capital building, the Prime Minister's residence, an Indian war memorial called the Indian Arch and Ghandi's grave. We saw a little bit of old Delhi contrasted with New Delhi. It seems quite odd to watch our driver negotiate the organized chaos that is Indian traffic on the left side of the road and along the way see monkees beside the road. The land is beautiful. It is more green than I pictured. The Indian people are generally friendly and the national spots we saw today are meticulously kept with lawns and lanscaping.
Elwin, our guide, has been a great source of knowledge about Indian history and culture and religion. There are tensions within India between the Hindus, the Muslims and the Christians. A first impression of Delhi was that we could smell the air when we got off the plane. Delhi struggles with smog and the air pollution reminds me of the old days around the steel mills, driving through Gary. Elwin assures us that air quality has improved markedly in the past few years.
Lunch at Pindi Restaurant was wonderful, with garlic Nan bread, curry chicken, butter chicken, fried rice and a delicious lentil dish that I can't remember the name of. A little appetizer dish came with salty pickled mango. The food is very flavorful and delicious!
Tomorrow we travel to see the Taj Mahal. The ILI Regional Conference3 begins on Friday. More to come...
Pastor Mike
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