Salt Lake City Airport!
October 2, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
The trip begins!
Just getting started!
October 3, 2025 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Oktoberfest
October 4, 2025 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Oktoberfest round 2
October 6, 2025 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Welcome to Mumbai!
October 6, 2025 in India ⋅ 🌧 79 °F
Arrived in Mumbai and picked up outside the jetway and escorted (on an airport car) through the airport to a waiting car and arrived at the Oberoi Mumbai. Unbelievable…we are definitely going to beRead more
Mumbai Day 2
October 7, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Mumbai tour started at the train station, city hall and cricket match!
Dhobi Ghats
October 7, 2025 in India ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Outdoor laundry where dhobhiwallahs (laundry workers) stomp through suds, beat, wring and iron tons of Mumbai’s laundry daily.
Gateway to India
October 7, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Gateway to India monument, Taj hotel, Khotachi wadi (Portuguese area) and Ghandi’s museum…and crazy traffic!
Mumbai Day 3 - Markets and More
October 8, 2025 in India ⋅ 🌙 79 °F
What a day! Started with the fish market at 515 am and ended in the slums of Mumbai at 8pm with tons of local experiences in between!
Fruit, Veggies and Chicken Market
October 8, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Next up the fruit, vegetable and chicken markets!
Flower Market
October 8, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Spice Market
October 8, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
This is where the Indian women come to concoct and create their own private recipe of spices for the year’s meals. Hot..hot..hot!!
Dabbawallahs, Newspaperwallahs & Trains
October 8, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Wallahs are the service people that are named for the jobs they do. We visited the Dabbawallahs that deliver spouse’s home cooked meals to their husbands/wives/children at work or school and theRead more
Slums of Mumbai
October 8, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Our day finished with a tour of Dharavi - the largest slum in Mumbai. Our tour had to be led by a local resident and was the most unbelievable experience we have had so far. He showed us theRead more
Varanasi - The Brijrama Palace
October 9, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
From Mumbai to Varanasi…nestled on the bank of the Ganges (Ganga) river. Had to take a boat to get to our hotel! Only downside was that there was no alcohol to be found on the property and they hadRead more
Evening Boat ride on the Ganges
October 9, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Our evening started with a boat ride to see the activities on the river to include a view of the multiple cremations that the Hindus perform on this sacred river. 300 a day per our guide - it is saidRead more
You both are braver than I.. poverty is to overwhelming.. cremations 300 per day..yikes [Grammie]
Aarti Ceremony
October 9, 2025 in India ⋅ 🌙 82 °F
The ancient aarti ceremony is an offering to the river deity Ganga performed every night by the Hindu holy priests.
Sunrise on the Ganges
October 10, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
City and Temples
October 10, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
After our boat tour, we explored the narrow streets of Varanasi. Apparently, the Ganges flooded very recently (1 month ago) - 50 feet above the shoreline and caused considerable damage. It is stillRead more
Buddha & Silk
October 10, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
We finished the tour with a visit to Sarnath, the origin of Buddhism and the obligatory sales pitches at a local silk weaving store. Finally, we were able to explore all the activities of our hotel toRead more
You guys look exhausted. Is there ever any down time?? Can't believe how much you're getting to see. [Mom Mi]
New Delhi - The Imperial
October 11, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
From Varanasi, we flew to Delhi and landed in this unbelievable hotel - The Imperial. Feels like we have stepped back into India under British rule. The dressed staff, the paintings, the art and theRead more
Old Delhi
October 11, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Spent the afternoon touring Gandhi’s home and the place of his assassination and the off to the market in Old Delhi. Can’t even begin to describe the mass of humanity, the shops and the noise. ItRead more
Exploring Delhi Day 2
October 12, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Day two in Delhi started with a tour of Humayun’s tomb - built by the grandfather of the man who built the Taj Majal. We stopped by a true Pashmina store to feel the scarves and blankets handmade byRead more
Sikh Temple
October 12, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
We finished our tour with a visit to the Sikh Temple. While we couldn’t take photos while inside or outside the temple, we were able to experience the beautiful generosity of the people. TheRead more
Down time!
October 12, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
After 10 days of travel-we got some much needed downtime to unwind at the gym, pool and enjoy an incredible meal at the Spice Route restaurant. The restaurant took 7 years to build, was hand paintedRead more