After landing in Delhi Airport from Kathmandu (via 737-800, courtesy Spicejet) we hopped on the month-old airport superfast express to the New Delhi train station to drop off our bags and explore the city. We finally got to Delhi’s Red Fort, built by the same megalomaniac prince that erected the Taj Mahal in Agra. Inside were incredible ornate palaces, mosques, and sitting rooms.
Night rolled in and we went to get fitted for a couple suits each, then to the United Coffee House for a cup of the good stuff in an amazing 1940’s era posh restaurant. Afterwards, a pint at Q’BA bar (pronounced Cuba), one of the swankest in Delhi. We jumped in a rickshaw to the station, picked up our bags, found our train, and passed out in comfortable 3rd class sleepers until it arrived at the end of the line the next morning. A $0.70 bus ride into the hills and we were in Mussoorie, where we were picked up by our friends Lori and Kunwar of Sainji.
Since then we have slid right back in to the rigors of rural village life. The kids all recognized and welcomed us immediately. We’ve been helping out at the schoool teaching the older students latitude and longitude proficiency with my GPS. At night I practiced pounding roasted wheat for chura, a treat for Uttarakhand’s own version of Diwali in a couple weeks. Other than that Aaron and I have been helping out the Engineers Without Borders team by taking water samples and talking to villagers about our upcoming project. We’re getting requests for more corn de-kernelers, which we’re really happy about as well.
The Red Fort at Sunset, Delhi
Night rolled in and we went to get fitted for a couple suits each, then to the United Coffee House for a cup of the good stuff in an amazing 1940’s era posh restaurant. Afterwards, a pint at Q’BA bar (pronounced Cuba), one of the swankest in Delhi. We jumped in a rickshaw to the station, picked up our bags, found our train, and passed out in comfortable 3rd class sleepers until it arrived at the end of the line the next morning. A $0.70 bus ride into the hills and we were in Mussoorie, where we were picked up by our friends Lori and Kunwar of Sainji.
Made it!
Since then we have slid right back in to the rigors of rural village life. The kids all recognized and welcomed us immediately. We’ve been helping out at the schoool teaching the older students latitude and longitude proficiency with my GPS. At night I practiced pounding roasted wheat for chura, a treat for Uttarakhand’s own version of Diwali in a couple weeks. Other than that Aaron and I have been helping out the Engineers Without Borders team by taking water samples and talking to villagers about our upcoming project. We’re getting requests for more corn de-kernelers, which we’re really happy about as well.
Collecting drinking water samples in the jungles above Sainji
Comparing notes and GPS to find treasures
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