Only One Go Around

I enjoyed the quiet of the morning by having breakfast and a cup of coffee in the lobby. Sue, Wanetta, and Elisa arrived very late the night before, and the other three ladies are due in today. I mapped  out a game plan if the ladies were interested in a little Delhi exploring. I am always up for an adventure! With some help from our most gracious hotel manager, he hired tuk-tuks for us- away we go! Elisa, Sue, Wanetta and myself made our way through the crazy Delhi traffic to the ISKCON Temple, home of the Hare Krishna. I could not help but sing "My Sweet Lord" all through the place, lol. Construction of the temple was just completed in 1998, following the popularity of the Hare Krishna movement. It has three ninety foot tall 'shikharas'. This is one of the largest temple complexes in India, and it seemed like a good place to learn more about Hinduism, the third largest religion in the world, behind Christianity and Islam. Ninety-five p...

Have backpack, will travel! We took an interesting sharp turn to the south, and then looped  back northeast to Delhi- no flying over Pakistani air space 😳 After 32 hours of travel on three planes, I arrived in Dehli, India at 3:00am on June 7th- Happy Birthday to me! Navigating the Evisa counter was a breeze. With only my backpack and nothing to declare, I was soon stepping out into the night to search for my driver I had reserved. The heat and humidity at 4am was unreal. I was reduced to a puddle of sweat in no time at all. With the help of a local family who called my driver on What’s app, we soon got connected and were on our way. It was only a 30 minute ride to the hotel, and I was amazed at all of the traffic and people out and about so late at night. I quickly saw tent cities and shanties constructed of tarps, cardboard, and tin. Nothing like being struck by the poverty within minutes of landing. Many were just sleeping on the sidewalks next to emaciated feral...