First week in India

Apart from mild stomach sickness, sometimes referred to as DelhiBelly, things here are going very well. Our accomodations are far more luxurious than I would have expected (let's hear it for A.C.) and the culture, the food and the scenery are fabulously diverse and rich in unexpected ways. So far I've seen many temples and important sights in Delhi (including a Hari Krishna temple) and temples en route to Agra where we got caught in monsoon rains in the street with water up to our knees. Also we have just returned from Agra, the city made famous by the Taj Mahal, and other Moghul monuments. The mixture of Hindu, Islam and a world of other influences is everywhere as are people. Literally, you are rarely out in public somewhere where there aren't many many people all at once. Quite the change from the midwest. Today it's quite hot with no rain, but high humidity and tomorrow we leave Delhi again to make a trip to Jaipur, Pushkar, and another city I can't remember off the top of my head. Yesterday we were informed of the London bombings and a warning on religious sites within in India. At any rate, I'm doing very well, and being very careful.

Christy