Post from Tim:
India is not a place that travelers talk about with ambivalence - it is either loved or hated with equal passion. We have spoken to many people this year who have traveled extensively in this country and they all express the same opinion: that India is both one of the most difficult and most rewarding countries that they have ever visited.
We landed in Mumbai (Bombay) two nights ago. Even in this relatively affluent British-influenced city, I get a glimpse of what my time in India will deliver. On my short walk to this internet cafT from our hotel, I passed both beautiful women in brilliantly colored saris and dirt covered children who tugged on my shirt and begged for a couple of rupees. I heard both the haunting sounds of Hindu temple bells and the incessant noise from taxi horns. Even the sweet smell of incense that teased my nose was countered with the acrid stench of urine.
It is going to be an interesting month. I think I will like it here!
We landed in Mumbai (Bombay) two nights ago. Even in this relatively affluent British-influenced city, I get a glimpse of what my time in India will deliver. On my short walk to this internet cafT from our hotel, I passed both beautiful women in brilliantly colored saris and dirt covered children who tugged on my shirt and begged for a couple of rupees. I heard both the haunting sounds of Hindu temple bells and the incessant noise from taxi horns. Even the sweet smell of incense that teased my nose was countered with the acrid stench of urine.
It is going to be an interesting month. I think I will like it here!