The first few weeks in Delhi have been fantastic. The girls have made some amazing friends and are settled in. Liv and I have been working hard so we have not spent as much time exploring the city as we would have liked. Needless to say, life is wonderful. The school is fantastic and, when we’ve had time, the explorations have been fun. The girls have been on an elephant, seen countless monkeys (which they’re petrified of), been in crazy traffic, seen pigs/cows/etc walking the roads witnessed poverty at a level they (or we) have never seen before, and it’s only been a few weeks. As a family, we have gone to several markets and walks around the neighborhood. The school provided us with a tour of Delhi where we stopped at the Salt March Statue, the President’s Palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan), India Gate, Jantar Mantar (Giant Astrological Structures), and Gurudwara (famous Sikh Temple). We also drove by Red Fort and Old Fort, and Old Delhi, all of which we plan on visiting soon. Our last stop was the the Gandhi Memorial where, I believe, he was put to rest and is memorialized with an eternal flame. Liv and I have followed that up the next week with a 3-mile sweaty walk to the place where Gandhi was assassinated and is memorialized with his last steps.
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| You never know what you’re going to see on the streets of Delhi: horses, cows, pigs, beggars, motorcycles with multiple passengers (including sleeping babies). I should always have a camera ready. |
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| Salt March Memorial |
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Quinn and Hana with friend Kate Jantar Mantar
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The Girls at the Gandhi Memorial
(Eternal Flame - not where he was
assassinated) |
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| The girls love having a pool they can use all the time and just a short walk away |
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| Not sure if it is a Delhi phenomenon, but we’ve already been to two rug parties in our short time here. The rugs are pieces of art |
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These folks visiting Delhi from who-knows-where spent 5 minutes taking pictures with Liv. We have a feeling this won’t be the last time the blondes are used as props
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We love Beena's
Cooking!!! |
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| The View from outside Drew's room at the High School |
Some pictures from the memorial where Gandhi was assassinated ....
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| Where Gandhi was shot |
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| Gandhi's Last Step |
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| Where Gandhi started his last walk |
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| Now, this is a prayer I can get behind |
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