Agra, Mumbai, Goa

The Golden Temple at night

The Taj at sunrise

The market in Fatehpur Sikri

Depictions of Lord Shiva in Elephanta Island, Mumbai

Shopping at a mall with friends in Delhi

 

Humayan's Tomb in Delhi

With India-Pakistani Border Guards

The Golden Temple in Amritsar

We have just returned from a relaxing beach trip to Goa, where we spent four days lounging around and drinking iced tea and fresh lime sodas. It was beautiful there, and one of our favourite nights was wandering around the Saturday night bazaar in nearby Anjuna. We spent yesterday in Panjim, a colonial Portuguese town and really enjoyed the calm streets and colourful houses. We are now back in Mumbai, which we had explored before leaving for Goa, and are preparing for a bus ride to Udaipur, Rajasthan, tonight. Mumbai was really special - we both agreed we liked it the best out of any other Indian city yet! There are tree-lined avenues, a beautifully architectured old university and the famous gateway to India as well as the queen's necklace - night lights lining the Chowpatty beach. We spent four incredible days here - while the necessity of obtaining our Chinese visas (it took forever) made us stay here that long, we had plenty to do in the city. We especially enjoyed the modern aspects of the city - we watched a chick flick in the cinema and were able to enjoy coffee and cake at an atmospheric cafe. We made a day trip out to Elephanta Island, where there are some very ancient carvings out of stone in caves depicting Hindu gods. It was exceptionally beautiful, and the ferry ride there was also very fun. We also had a great time in Agra - doing the usual tourist things like seeing the Taj Mahal, making a trip to Fatehpur Sikri and wandering around the Agra Fort. We befriended a rickshaw driver, Shabbu, who took us around everywhere for hardly anything, and even let us drive his rickshaw! It was very scary as the traffic here is insane! We are now looking forward to heading to Udaipur to do some cooking classes, and yoga! We'll keep you posted!!