Today was my first full day in India and it’s been a blast so far. Last night after 26 hours in airports and airplanes and ~7 hours of broken sleep, I arrived
in New Delhi. Klari was smart and booked us the holiday inn in the airport; totally worth it. Biometrics and I don’t get along. I’m missing several fingerprints so it took forever to go through immigration. We ordered room service, showered, and slept after our long days. This morning we woke up, went through security and chilled at a lounge for an hour for breakfast. My priority pass expired; thanks Hilton Amex 🫤. We boarded a short flight to Jaipur on air India express. I liked the flight and the crew uniforms were cute. It was 55 min, so like a flight to Atlanta from Pensacola. We landed and then it took forever for the car to find us and take us to the hotel. Umaid Mahal is beautiful. So colorful and artistic. Sketchy street though. Due to 3 hours of sleep last night, I slept for 2.5-3 hours while Klari went to the bazaar. She agreed that it was a bit much for me while she was showing me her haul.
For dinner we ate on the rooftop of the hotel with others from our group. We had one long table then two round ones. There was music and dancing for 2 hours. I was chosen and danced with one of the women. A different one balanced several bowls on top of her head while dancing! Talked to many others and enjoyed the food. It took 30 minutes to get my mojito and then other tables were served food before we even ordered. Service was meh. I did get some lamb and naan which I enjoyed. I also ate some of Klari’s chicken and rice.
Tomorrow is Holi. I can’t wait for all the colors and fun!
