Delhi Days
Katie and Lauren pose with a family in the Hindu queen's courtyard at the ancient city Fatehpur Sikri
Hi Everyone-
We are closing in on our first 24 hours in India and so far all is going well. The students enjoyed the ride from the airport ("so many cows/goats/colorful clothes," etc)....one student even told me it was worth the marathon travel from NYC just to experience that first taxi ride.
It turned out that while our airplane left the JFK gate at not long after 11pm we sat on the runway for hours and did not take off until 4:20 am! Thankfully they fed us on the ground and many people used this time to catch some zzz's.
Yesterday we checked into the YWCA, had some orientation talks on the grass outside and then went for tri-wheeled auto-rickshaw rides to Connaught place for a meal and some Delhi exploration on foot. The group is coming together well.
Today we are going to head next door to the YWCA for a visit to the New Delhi Gurdwara (Sikh temple) and then will visit the Gandhi Smitri (Memorial Museum and park) and will end our afternoon with a visit to a bustling Delhi marketplace.
Tomorrow we are planning to visit Old Delhi with time at the Gurdwara, Jama Masjid (the biggest mosque in India), a Jain temple and the Chadni Chowk marketplace. Friday we are hoping to visit the Gurgaon school for the blind to meet and work with students for much of the day before catching our first train (to Agra).
It will likely be an early night for us as many woke up well before 5am with the expected jetlag...
Michelle