Salt Lake City Airport!
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The trip begins!
Just getting started!
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Oktoberfest
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Oktoberfest round 2
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Welcome to Mumbai!
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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 beLue lisää
Mumbai Day 2
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Mumbai tour started at the train station, city hall and cricket match!
Dhobi Ghats
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Outdoor laundry where dhobhiwallahs (laundry workers) stomp through suds, beat, wring and iron tons of Mumbai’s laundry daily.
Gateway to India
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Gateway to India monument, Taj hotel, Khotachi wadi (Portuguese area) and Ghandi’s museum…and crazy traffic!
Mumbai Day 3 - Markets and More
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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
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Next up the fruit, vegetable and chicken markets!
Flower Market
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Spice Market
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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
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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 theLue lisää
Slums of Mumbai
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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 theLue lisää
Varanasi - The Brijrama Palace
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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 hadLue lisää
Evening Boat ride on the Ganges
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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 saidLue lisää
Aarti Ceremony
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The ancient aarti ceremony is an offering to the river deity Ganga performed every night by the Hindu holy priests.
Sunrise on the Ganges
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love love love love. I can smell ALL those smells (gross and good) and hear all of the sounds. yes. i'm with you in heart. keep on keepin' on. more pics, of course! [Eliza]
City and Temples
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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 stillLue lisää
Buddha & Silk
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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 toLue lisää
New Delhi - The Imperial
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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 theLue lisää
Old Delhi
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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. ItLue lisää
Exploring Delhi Day 2
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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 byLue lisää
Sikh Temple
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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. TheLue lisää
Down time!
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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 paintedLue lisää