Not long after I finish writing the last entry, an announcement comes over the PA. The snacks and drinks that were ordered for us while we wait won’t be necessary – the flight is leaving! And soon we are all … Continue reading Safe and Sound, On the Ground
In October 2016 I went on my first trip to India – a solo trip to a whole bunch of cities, but my favourite of all of them was Varanasi. My colleagues in Bangalore all thought I was crazy for spending almost a week there. “You can see everything in two days!” they told me. And yes, that’s true. But I feel like I could have spent months there in my little neighbourhood Continue reading Tuesday Photo Challenge – Row
In 2016, on my last day in Delhi I take my host’s advice and head in an unlikely direction. I turn left out of their apartment building instead of right – which would have brought me to the metro station. … Continue reading Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Arch, Dome or Half Circle: Mehrauli
One of the things I notice when travelling to India is how new everything is back home, relatively speaking. One of our oldest cities, Quebec City, celebrated its 400th anniversary when I was there in 2008. For many places in … Continue reading Photo Challenge: Over 100 Years Old – Qutb Complex
It’s October 2016 and I am in Varanasi. I am doing what I spent most of my time doing in this city: wandering. Varanasi is a city made for wandering. The city is thousands of years old and filled with interesting stores, food shops, temples, and wonderful people watching. I have been here for five days now and I feel as if I could spend my life wandering these streets, talking to people, drinking chai and snacking. In the old city where I have spent all of my time, the streets are extremely narrow. On the busier ones, two people … Continue reading Moments: Being Schooled by a Little Boy
It is early November and I’m in my third and final week in India in my final city of Mumbai. My hosts have helpfully given me a suggestion as to what to do with my day. “Go to Elephanta Island … Continue reading Moments: Mumbai Trains
Today the folks at CuttingCoffee posted an article about the Best Movie Theatres in India that You Must Visit in India at Least Once. I had not heard of most of them though I’d been to many of the … Continue reading My Trip to Edward Talkies
One of the suggested posts in my reader this morning sent me over to Outlaw_nee’s page where I found an eight part series of photos and stories about a recent visit to Banaras (Varanasi) and I realize that while I’ve … Continue reading Visiting Varanasi Part One: Getting There
Nearly every day I traveled in India there were interesting adventures in Hindi practice: One of my favourites happened not long after I arrived at the Mumbai airport after a lovely and easy flight from Jaipur. There was a nice … Continue reading Moments: Navigating a New City with a New Language
It’s almost exactly a year ago. After a short illness I’m back out in the world spending the day out and about in Jaipur. On this day I realized something: Dogs have a first language they understand as well. (Yeah, … Continue reading Moment: The Language of Dogs
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