Hello everyone. My Mom and I are alive and well in Rishikesh, India. Rishikesh is where new age spirituality meets old world Hinduism, so is filled with everything from hippies to holy men. It's also where Beatles discovered meditation and LSD. We have been without internet for the past week, so there is lots to write about.
Some highlights:
- The Taj Mahal lived up to expectations as the most beautiful building in the world.
- Taking a boat ride on the Ganges river through Varanasi and seeing a public crematorium where bodies are burned then the ashes are released in the river (long story)
- A train ride from hell that involved waiting in the Agra train station (AKA train platform) amidst the rats and pigeons for a few hours in the middle of the night, then to be on a train that was supposed to be only 8 hours and ended up taking 14!
- A ceremony dedicated to the Lord Shiva in Varanasi.
- An elephant ride up to the Amber Fort in Jaipur.
We only have a few more days and we are both completely exhausted. Tomorrow we drive back to Delhi and are both flying home Sunday night. I will have one more day in Bangladesh and will be returning to Ann Arbor on the 18th. I have enjoyed my time here in India and of course in Bangladesh, but am definitely ready to return to the States.
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