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Some quick photo highlights

Here are some quick photo highlights of our trip. They are a mix between the travels to the northern part of the country and our stay in Mumbai. I did not have a chance to resize the photo so if they take awhile to load, I apologize.

We're Back!

Hi all! Rachel and I are back from India. We landed at O'hare yesterday (Friday Jan. 27) at about 3pm. The journey was about 27 hours in the making and we glad to sleep in our own bed. The trip was great! It was fulfilling to spend time with family. We also saw some fantastic things during our travels to northern India.

We were rather exhausted from lack of sleep.  We slept when and where we could in airports and on the planes but as all are aware it ain't comfortable.

Pics and a recap of what we did is coming soon.

Take a look at the book list to the right to see what I read and am reading. I highly recommend Suketu Mehta's Maximum City to get a feel for Mumbai (Bombay). I read that book while in Bombay, and a couple times on the balcony of Dilip Uncle's flat at night to really get into it.

More than the time difference we are getting used to the greyness of winter again. We miss the sun!

Thanks for reading and commenting :)

Very Comfortable

Rachel and I have been made very comfortable by Uncle Dilip and Aunt Usha. Sunday my cousin Manisha, her husband Sanjay, and their girls Paroma and Sharanam got a chance to spend time together. We had a big lunch at a very nice chinese restaurant. I like the take on chinese food suited to Indian tastes. Prawns Kowloon style (with red chilis) was very good.

After lunch it was time to nap. Once refreshed the adults went and saw The Wedding Crashers. We got some seats in the back half of the theater which is filled with big leather recliners. Going to the theater will never be the same. The seats were so comfortable and the leg rest was controlled by an electric switch. About half way through the movie they come around and give you pillows and blankets to further increase your comfort. The lobby of the theater was nuts. Loud music pumping through speakers, different shops, and any kind of food you want.

Monday we did some shopping for clothes that are a better fit or Rachel now that she is pregnant. The light cloths she bought will suite her well when she is further along in the summertime. I am writing this while Rachel has gone off to get a massage. When she returns we are heading into Mumbai (Bombay) to vist Uncle Dilip, cousin Rasesh, cousin Ameem, and Firecracker Auntie.

We leave for Dehli tomorrow. From reading the papers it is the coldest it has been there in 76 years reaching 32F or 0 celsius. That is the night time low. The day time highs are still in the 60s so that is still hella warm for me.

Uncle's flat is right on a busy street the runs along the seaside. You dont even notice the 24 hours of beeping traffic. Across the street is a chain coffee shop called Barista. TV and film crews gather there in the mornings then head off to shoots. Apparently it is quite common to see actors and actresses have coffee in the evening there.

I am not sure what level of internet access I am going to have in the coming days so here is a pic of the comfy seats in the theater, and another of the hectic streets here.

The pics are going to be very bad resolution due to compressing the image to get it down to a reasonable file size to upload using a dial up connection. I'll get some high res images up when connected with high speed.

In Mumbai

Rachel and I arrived safely in Mumbai last night. We had a very very short layover in Zurich Switzerland. I'd really like to do some snowbarding there, the mountains look great.

Uncle Dilip and Aunt Usha met us at the airport and have been taking great care of us. We will get a chance to meet up with my cousins Manisa and Amee later today.

The weather is great :) About 80 F. We will take off for our northern India excursion in two days. I think we are pretty well adjusted to the time difference already since we did not sleep that much on the plane trips.

Outta here like last year

Hope everyone is having a good year up to this point. I got a chance to snowboard a couple times before the warm weather and rain made the snow dissappear. Couple of big items to post.

First, Rachel and I are off to India on our honeymoon in a few hours. Can't wait to see my family over there. There were some folks that made the trek over to attend our wedding and I am still touched by that. Now its time to head over there and enjoy their company.

Second, three is a crowd on our honeymoon because Rachel is pregnant! We along with our parents are very excited. She has had more than her fair share of being sick but she is a trooper.

Hopefully I'll get a chance to post some pics while we are overseas.

My Fingers are Crossed!

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