Well after five months together we are finally parting ways.
Since my last entry Kyle and I have been to Amritsar, Agra, and now Mumbai. Amritsar is in Punjab and is home to the holiest Sikh temple: the Golden Temple. The atmosphere of this temple was really calming, soothing and communal. Music is played live all the time from inside the temple (the best tabla I’ve heard in India so far) people bath in the moat around the temple, and there is a free soup kitchen where you eat on the floor. The Punjabi people were so nice to us. We met a lot of people and they were just genuinely interested in us. One guy showed us around through a museum and some other places around town and treated us to icecream and chocolate. We had to twist his arm to treat him to some lassi ( yogurt drink significantly better than Yop). This was really helpful for my spirits. I think our first experiences were on the intense side when first arriving to India. I’m not saying I won’t have similar experiences later on in India but I feel ready for them and more comfortable now that I’ve had so many positive experiences.
Agra was just a quick visit to see the Taj Mahal but it was worth it. Really beautiful but not much for atmosphere on the inside and a bit expensive, but still worth it.
Our overnight train ride to Mumbai was made more exciting because we never got off the waiting list so we didn’t have our own beds on the train. People again were really nice and let us stay on the top bunks quite late until they decided to go to bed. I slept on the floor quite peacefully until I felt what I thought was a mouse running by my feet. Regardless of whether it was indeed a mouse or rat or just an inch, I strangely enough had trouble getting back to sleep.
Arriving to Mumbai was like arriving to a different country. It really has a different, a times western, feel to it. Although we’ve been to high populated places in India already, Mumbai really gives off the big city vibe. Something about the English buildings, endless black top roads, funky old English cabs, and palm trees. Kyle and I had a good time exploring the city but I can’t say I really feel well acquainted with Mumbai yet. It’s just so big.
Well, after some catch on the beach with a cricket ball, some other ceremonious activities, and about two hours of sleep Kyle left for another new adventure. I wish him the best of luck and look forward to reminiscing about these days, which will likely be referred to as ‘the glory days’, in our future meetings. It really was great traveling together.
As for now , it’s the start of my one man show in India
Thankyou to those that shared their advice and experiences with me to help me over my first hurdles in India.
The up and coming plan: I'm going to stay in Mumbai until the end of the month for Holi (the colour festival) and then head up to Rajasthan Province to hopefully wwoof at a farm there for the next couple of weeks.
Peace,
Kelly
P.S
I think Kyle and I both plan to continue writing in this blog although we will be living out rather dissimilar lives. We’ll see how it works and post here if anything changes.
Since my last entry Kyle and I have been to Amritsar, Agra, and now Mumbai. Amritsar is in Punjab and is home to the holiest Sikh temple: the Golden Temple. The atmosphere of this temple was really calming, soothing and communal. Music is played live all the time from inside the temple (the best tabla I’ve heard in India so far) people bath in the moat around the temple, and there is a free soup kitchen where you eat on the floor. The Punjabi people were so nice to us. We met a lot of people and they were just genuinely interested in us. One guy showed us around through a museum and some other places around town and treated us to icecream and chocolate. We had to twist his arm to treat him to some lassi ( yogurt drink significantly better than Yop). This was really helpful for my spirits. I think our first experiences were on the intense side when first arriving to India. I’m not saying I won’t have similar experiences later on in India but I feel ready for them and more comfortable now that I’ve had so many positive experiences.
Agra was just a quick visit to see the Taj Mahal but it was worth it. Really beautiful but not much for atmosphere on the inside and a bit expensive, but still worth it.
Our overnight train ride to Mumbai was made more exciting because we never got off the waiting list so we didn’t have our own beds on the train. People again were really nice and let us stay on the top bunks quite late until they decided to go to bed. I slept on the floor quite peacefully until I felt what I thought was a mouse running by my feet. Regardless of whether it was indeed a mouse or rat or just an inch, I strangely enough had trouble getting back to sleep.
Arriving to Mumbai was like arriving to a different country. It really has a different, a times western, feel to it. Although we’ve been to high populated places in India already, Mumbai really gives off the big city vibe. Something about the English buildings, endless black top roads, funky old English cabs, and palm trees. Kyle and I had a good time exploring the city but I can’t say I really feel well acquainted with Mumbai yet. It’s just so big.
Well, after some catch on the beach with a cricket ball, some other ceremonious activities, and about two hours of sleep Kyle left for another new adventure. I wish him the best of luck and look forward to reminiscing about these days, which will likely be referred to as ‘the glory days’, in our future meetings. It really was great traveling together.
As for now , it’s the start of my one man show in India
Thankyou to those that shared their advice and experiences with me to help me over my first hurdles in India.
The up and coming plan: I'm going to stay in Mumbai until the end of the month for Holi (the colour festival) and then head up to Rajasthan Province to hopefully wwoof at a farm there for the next couple of weeks.
Peace,
Kelly
P.S
I think Kyle and I both plan to continue writing in this blog although we will be living out rather dissimilar lives. We’ll see how it works and post here if anything changes.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment