So today went something like this:
– 6:15: Wake up
– 6:30: Eat breakfast
– 7:00: Get ready for the tour
– 7:30: Meet taxi in lobby
– 8:00: Arrive at Old Delhi
– 8:00 – 11:30: Take a walking tour of Old Delhi with a 4th generation resident, visit pigeon trainers, eat local breakfast, learn about way of life and history of Old Delhi, meet local vendors, accidentally put a piece of betal leaf in my mouth, ride in a rickshaw, see cows and dogs and donkeys and monkeys living in harmony with people.
– 12:00: visit and eat lunch with tour guide in his ancestral Old Delhi mansion, ride three abreast on motorcycle to meet taxi driver at transit station.
– 2:30: Arrive back at hotel.
– 3:00: Lou naps while Ginger downloads pictures.
– 3:30: Ginger begins to feel stomach pains.
– 4:00: Ginger regurgitates what feels like the entire contents of her stomach and intestinal tract.
– 4:30: Ginger naps and reads while Lou works.
– 7:00: Dinner at the lounge, review pictures, talk about plans for the next two days and have a conversation with a fellow traveler who’s from France but currently living in Hong Kong.
– 8:00: Take a personal tour of a traditional Indian pre-wedding party that would put some wedding parties to shame.
– 8:30: Arrange a tour of the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort for Wednesday.
– 9:00: Have a night cap at the lobby bar and a long conversation with a gentleman from North Carolina who’s a government contractor, has traveled to every state and every continent but one and is a character and a half.
– 11:00: Overwhelmed by all that we’ve seen and done and heard, it’s time for bed. Pictures will be posted tomorrow.