Greetings from Delhi!
Shells and I decided on about Wednesday morning that we wanted to go to Dhaka for the weekend because we are in between living places, but we couldn't get our visas in time. We went to the travel agent Wednesday night and said, "We need to go to Delhi... how soon can we leave?" Twelve hours later we were boarding our train (our 24 hour train) and here we are! The Indian Railway is something I think everyone should experience! We ended up with seats on different areas of our cart, and we said there is no way we are sleeping alone on this dark train tonight. So we slept together, with our bags, on this cold train and it was about miserable! But there was the CUTEST little old lady across from us who spoke no English but just stared at us the entire train ride and laughed whenever we did pretty much anything. We've decided she should be our Indian grandmother. Delhi is beautiful and SO different from Kolkata! We were so hoping the bird flu wasn't here and I'm pretty sure I dreamed about chicken last night... but we were disappointed to discover that it seems to have taken over all of India. So Shells and I have pretty much become vegetarians (except for mutton... which I'm still not exactly sure what animal that comes from), but not by choice. We ordered a cheeseburger tonight because the man told us it was beef, as in from a cow... but it definitely wasn't. I still have no idea what kind of meat I ate tonight, nor do I want to know. The city is huge and really modern. We got off the train this morning and had absolutely NO clue where to go... we know nothing about Delhi and our Lonely Planet just happened to be missing every page but one about it. Luckily, our really good friend from Kolkata happened to come up here the day before so we called him... and now we have a great and free tour guide! Sunday we are headed to Agra to see the Taj Mahal and then Tuesday night we are taking a night train to Varanassi, which is known as one of the holiest cities in India. We'll be there a couple of days and then will get back to Kolkata early Friday morning. We are moving into the city that day so we are really excited about that! Ok I need to go so see you back in Kolkata!
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Hi Haley,
Please know that you and Shelly are in Bruce's and my thoughts and prayers each and every day. I love keeping up with ya'll through reading your blog. Paw Paw got to read everything you had posted about a week and a half ago while he was staying w/ us. He REALLY loved reading your blog...can you believe he actually sat at the computer and even operated the mouse!! :o) He was SO cute...He was really getting into reading all about his little Haley Bug!! You and Shelly keep taking great care of each other and just keep loving on those sweet and precious children just like you've been doing! It's just like you said...even though ya'll can't speak the same language, ACTIONS speak SO MUCH louder than words and you and Shelly are shining God's light so brightly to each child and person you come in contact with. Keep up the great work girls!!...we are praying for ya'll and for all of those beautiful and sweet people and children of India! Know we love and miss you SO VERY MUCH!
Hugs and kisses, Jan & Bruce
HALEY!
I was inspired, and I obtained my very own blogspot. I am a proud owner now. So lets be blogging friends. I LOVE YOU
katie taylor
Hi!
You don't know me, but I spent six months in India in 1996 as a volunteer with the JESUS film. There is just no way to really describe it, is there! You have to see it to believe it. People use to ask me what it was like being in India. I would say, "It is like a National Geographic Special on TV, but you are in it!" I have been back several times since to see some of my dear Indian friends and now it just seems like India, rather than TV. I learned from that first expereince how I process things. I try to relate new things to old things, saying it is like ... however, the problem with India was that it wasn't like anything I had ever seen or experienced!!!
So ... just so you will know ... someone has read you blog who CAN vicariously experience ALL FIVE SENSES that are heightened in the India experience!
God bless you!
Diane
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