Colour Me HoliPrimer for Holi Holi is celebrated over several days but the main event this year occurs on March 9th and 10th. The Holi festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil and the beginning of spring…and what better way to celebrate than with lots and lots of colour. We wake up in the morning to chanting, bell ringing and working internet. Yeah!March 9th is Jalanewali Holi (aka Chhoti Holi …
Mathura and Return to Taj MahalOn to MathuraA driver arranged through our AirBnB host is set to pick us up at our hotel at 11:00 am to take us to Mathura. We get a call, he is coming from Mathura and is caught in traffic. Eventually he arrives at noon.Mathura is the birthplace of Krishna. It is also the epicentre for the Holi celebrations that happen once a year. …
Last Day in New DelhiQutab MinarJohn and I have a leisurely morning. We take the stairs to the lobby, passing one of the hotel staff making toast in the stairwell landing. We meet up with Garima for breakfast at the restaurant/sweet shop next to our hotel. It seems weird without the rest of the group. Garima leaves today for her home town of Jaipur.John and I head out by …
On to New DelhiOn to New DelhiI slept well despite the guy constantly walking through the compartments late into the night and early in the morning chanting “Chai, Chai, Chai” over and over again. How many sales does he think he’ll get when everyone is trying to sleep?Our overnight train from Varanasi arrives on time. New Delhi seems serene compared to Varanasi…now that’s saying something. We head back to …