Departure from Austin!
6. februar, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Getting ready to board our flight to Atlanta!! Phil is ready for his first international trip, and we are all excited for the week ahead. We will go Atlanta to Heathrow overnight and then on toLæs mere
Premium Economy Upgrade!
6. februar, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
A few weeks back I caught a $250 per person upgrade to premium economy so I took it for Carlos and I (Phil sadly didn’t have the upgrade option in original ticketing) and I can say it was definitelyLæs mere
UK stopover!
7. februar, England ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
We had 10 hours in the UK and it was an awesome amount of time to see the city!! We speed ran sites starting at Big Ben and walked past Westminster, Hyde park, and on to a pub! Victorias pub wasLæs mere
Boarding Virgin Atlantic Flight!
7. februar, England ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We were super excited to finally fly virgin, especially after a nap in the lounge featured here, but honestly we’re a bit disappointed! Food wasn’t great, and they almost didn’t let Carlos boardLæs mere
Arrival to BOM!
8. februar, Indien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Immigration was a mess, nearly an hour and a half after waiting (and a time period where all the agents left) we got through! Vedant’s dad tried to help us catch the 11 am flight since we wereLæs mere
Welcome Soriee!
8. februar, Indien ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Night 1 of the wedding and it was an incredible time!! It was a family event so pretty small and we got to spend a lot of time with Vedant and his family. After 48 hours of no sleep, we were runningLæs mere
Bhaat and Carnival
9. februar, Indien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This was the Monday morning event! This was such a cool event that took place outside and involved giving the siblings gifts as well as dancing with the couple! This is the more formal morning day.
Sangeet Night!
9. februar, Indien ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
So the Sangeet is where lots of people dance and party for the bride and groom! They also do the exchange of the rings at this event as tomorrow is a more traditional Hindu ceremony. We did not danceLæs mere
Mehndi Ceremony
10. februar, Indien ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
This was the morning of the wedding ceremony.
Carlos ate something spicy
10. februar, Indien ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
As I said we had Americans there until 3 am and here are two of the culprits (shock to no one)
After they left the dance floor, they went for food (there is food all the time here) and they went toLæs mere
Monkeys on the Balcony
10. februar, Indien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
This is just a fun thing I wanted to share but in our hotel room, we had monkeys on the balcony almost every day! So fun to see them up close. I would interact with them some and they’d launchLæs mere
Wedding Ceremony/Bhraat
10. februar, Indien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The final ceremony of the event was the actual wedding and Bhraat! This is where we all danced with Vedant (for 2.5 hours) into the actual wedding ceremony! This was the longest event in total (we gotLæs mere
World’s Largest Stepwell!
11. februar, Indien ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Step wells are very common in India! They doubled as a spa for the wealthy as well as wells for water! I had seen a stepwell in Jaipur the first time I came, but this one was a lot bigger and had theLæs mere
Goodbye to Vedant and Arpita!
11. februar, Indien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Here is the group of Americans who came (minus mom and Radhi who had wandered away) we had one final goodbye to Vedant and Arpita before leaving. This was hard for all of us considering we don’tLæs mere
Dinner at Molecule!
11. februar, Indien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This was a fun restaurant we stopped at that Radhi found in Agra. It doubled as a night club but we were all dance partied out after the wedding! We had chaat which is pictured which was made in frontLæs mere
Taj Mahal
12. februar ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Many people don’t even see the Taj Mahal once in their life and now I’ve seen it twice. This was an incredible experience to share with Carlos and my family. The day we went it was beautifulLæs mere
Agra Fort
12. februar, Indien ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
A few miles down the road from the Taj Mahal we have Agra fort which is where the king who built the Taj Mahal lived. He would watch the construction from the palace after his son put him on houseLæs mere
Hawa Mahal
13. februar, Indien ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Our first morning in Jaipur! We hired a private guide that Tata found us after using the agency a few times and he was outstanding!! We started our tour here as it is the most iconic photo in Jaipur.Læs mere
Amer Fort
13. februar ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Before building city palace, this is where the kings lived! Fun fact there is still a royal family in Jaipur, and according to the tour guide the current king who is 27 was just found in the EpsteinLæs mere
Jantar Mantar
13. februar, Indien ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The Jantar Mantar is the world’s largest sun dial! They have 3 of these in India (another one in Delhi, and another one somewhere else in India but this is the largest one. When it was originallyLæs mere
City Palace
13. februar, Indien ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This is where the Royal Family of Jaipur lives currently! They had an awesome art market in here with all kinds of Jaipur art work. Jaipur is a big textiles and art city which I love.
When we wereLæs mere
Layover in AMS
14. februar, Holland ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
This is my favorite European airport to layover in for 2 reasons. First the KLM lounge is the best lounge I’ve ever been to in the world, second I love buying cheese in duty free and flying it home.Læs mere
Upgrade to Business
14. februar, Holland ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
One of my true loves in this world is flying business class. We all got a cheap ish last minute business class upgrade that we decided to do!
This is Carlos’ and Phil’s first time in businessLæs mere
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Safe travels and have so much FUN!!!!!