Tag: world tour
-
Our first day in Munich, Germany – Beer and Pretzels
If India was an adventure, Germany was a vacation. After our late night/early morning plane from Adu Dhabi, Nicole and I took the commuter rail into central Munich and transferred to a subway that took us to our AirBnB for the next four days. Our host, Benjamin met us downstairs and let us into the…
-
Our Last Days in India – Defense Colony and Laj Pat Nager Bazaar
July 5th Yesterday Nicole and I didn’t do much of anything. We were both feeling a little under the weather on account of the constant traveling and heavy pollution in Delhi. We laid around our AirBnB and ate delicious curry from the vegetarian place around the corner. That evening, however, tragedy struck. The water in…
-
India-ception – visiting Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal
Nicole and I woke up at the crack of dawn, or several hours before it, 5am to be exact and walked up the road to the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal East Gate was a few minutes walking distance from our hotel. We were two of probably the first hundred guests into the complex. It…
-
India-ception – New Delhi to Jaipur
Happy Fourth of July from India. Truth be told, I didn’t even realize it was the fourth of July until the day was half over. If it wasn’t for someone on Facebook, I might have forgotten about it entirely. India-ception Today marked the beginning of Nicole and my India trip with in a trip, India-ception!…
-
Second Day in Delhi – Jama Masjid, Qutab Minar, and Lodi Gardens
More Shoes More Problems We woke up and hailed a rickshaw to Jama Masjid a famous mosque in Old Delhi near to where we were staying. The mosque required that we leave our shoes, which was no problem, but they also required us to pay 300INR each as a picture fee. For me that wasn’t…
-
First Day in Delhi – Humayun’s Tomb and Red Fort
Our AirBnB Residence I glossed over our accommodations last night because I was in a rush to finish my last blog post, and planned to explore it further here. When Nicole and I arrived at our taxis’ destination, we were standing on a darkened street with a torn up sidewalk and a ton of homeless…