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sharon osberg (SharonO) > India is a land of immense contrast. The sublime and the abysmal touch each other in ways that take your breath away.
Our 3-week journey through the Northeast part of the country was amazing, yet both physically and emotionally difficult. We stayed in 8 hotels or lodges; traveled by air 3 times, by train twice, and by car too many times to count.  Driving in India is as close to a death-wish experience as I ever hope to get.  

Papyrus Tours (England) organized our adventure. There were 5 of us in the group, plus the Papyrus leader, Geoff, his wife, Christine, and our guide from India, Dhruba. The tourists were Anne and Peter from Switzerland (David and I met them in Africa last year), Wendy and Winnie from Australia, and me.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > First up was Delhi, India's capital city.  Anne, Peter and I arrived a day and a half early to do some sightseeing. These little 3-wheeled vehicles are the best way to get around, so we found one, climbed in and took off.  Our driver was great, shuttling us to shopping areas, to lunch, to points of interest, then finally back to our hotel.  He agreed to pick us up the next morning to continue where we left off.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > We'd never seen "McDelivery" before.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > Humayan's Tomb.  Completed in the mid 1600's, this is the burial site for India's second Mughal emperor.
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sharon osberg (SharonO) > The Bahai Lotus Temple
sharon osberg (SharonO) > On Day 2, we joined the rest of our group for a city tour. 

Delhi has the barest of infrastructures.  The same is true for all the other parts of India  we visited.  Sanitation is primitive; living conditions are apalling for huge numbers of people crammed into the urban areas; traffic is beyond bad; and air quality is extremely poor.

The truly sad thing about Delhi is it's reputation in India as a modern, clean city.... an example of where the country wants to go.
India is a land of immense contrast. The sublime and the abysmal touch each other in ways that take your breath away.
Our 3-week journey through the Northeast part of the country was amazing, yet both physically and emotionally difficult. We stayed in 8 hotels or lodges; traveled by air 3 times, by train twice, and by car too many times to count. Driving in India is as close to a death-wish experience as I ever hope to get.

Papyrus Tours (England) organized our adventure. There were 5 of us in the group, plus the Papyrus leader, Geoff, his wife, Christine, and our guide from India, Dhruba. The tourists were Anne and Peter from Switzerland (David and I met them in Africa last year), Wendy and Winnie from Australia, and me.
 > India is a land of immense contrast. The sublime and the abysmal touch each other in ways that take your breath away.
Our 3-week journey through the Northeast part of the country was amazing, yet both physically and emotionally difficult. We stayed in 8 hotels or lodges; traveled by air 3 times, by train twice, and by car too many times to count.  Driving in India is as close to a death-wish experience as I ever hope to get.  

Papyrus Tours (England) organized our adventure. There were 5 of us in the group, plus the Papyrus leader, Geoff, his wife, Christine, and our guide from India, Dhruba. The tourists were Anne and Peter from Switzerland (David and I met them in Africa last year), Wendy and Winnie from Australia, and me.
India is a land of immense contrast. The sublime and the abysmal touch each other in ways that take your breath away.
Our 3-week journey through the Northeast part of the country was amazing, yet both physically and emotionally difficult. We stayed in 8 hotels or lodges; traveled by air 3 times, by train twice, and by car too many times to count. Driving in India is as close to a death-wish experience as I ever hope to get.

Papyrus Tours (England) organized our adventure. There were 5 of us in the group, plus the Papyrus leader, Geoff, his wife, Christine, and our guide from India, Dhruba. The tourists were Anne and Peter from Switzerland (David and I met them in Africa last year), Wendy and Winnie from Australia, and me.
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