India 2005 Travelogue
"There once was a
couple from Delhi
Who went around belly-to-belly
Because, in
their haste,
They used library paste,
Instead of petroleum
jelly."
--Author unknown
Trip Summary:
Destination: India
Travel Company:
Overseas Adventure Travel
(OAT)
When: 30 Sep - 18 Oct
2005
Duration: 2 days of travel time,
17 Days of sightseeing.
Photos taken:
Kathy took 2531, Bob took 2131 (total 4662).
The OAT group:
Bob & Kathy, Dick and Delores, Bill and Lucy, Sally
and Carol, Leone and Dale, Hank and Harriet and Dorothy.
Prologue:
Someone once asked me why I wanted to go to India. Most of the time, I just tell them that it was next on our list. That's true, but there's more to it than that. India is a cultural experience. Kathy and I try to alternate between "nature" trips (e.g. African safaris or Amazon jungle cruises) and "cultural" Trips (e.g. Turkey, Greece). My underlying motivation is this: all my life, I have been studying the religious beliefs of people. Every trip we take, Kathy and I purchase gifts that represent the concept of God for that culture, and when we get home, we add them to an altar area we set up in our library. In Peru, we bought a sun-god and some pagan statues to represent "God" to the ancient forest-dwellers. In Greece, we bought Christian icons. In Thailand, we bought a statue of Buddha. In Turkey, we bought a decorate plate with writings from the Koran to represent Islam. But India is one of the most populated countries in the world, and Hinduism is one of the biggest religions in the world. Hinduism is one of the most ancient religions. It is rich with mythology, symbolism, and tradition. There isn't one holy book, there are hundreds. The Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Mahabarata, the Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali, the Sutras. The list goes on and on. It was also the biggest gap in our "God" collection. I knew I had to get there and see it for myself.
Click on the photos to see comments written on each day:
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days 1-2 |
Friday Sept 30, 2005 |
Travel time |
Bob: 1 photo |
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day 3 |
Sunday Oct 2, 2005 |
Old Delhi |
Kathy:88 photos, Bob: 108 photos |
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day 4 |
Monday Oct 3, 2005 |
New Delhi |
Kathy: 133 photos, Bob: 144 photos |
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day 5 |
Tuesday Oct 4, 2005 |
Delhi to Jaipur |
Kathy: 99 photos, Bob: 108 photos |
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day 6 |
Wednesday Oct 5, 2005 |
Jaipur |
Kathy: 144 photos, Bob: 152 photos |
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day 7 |
Thursday Oct 6, 2005 |
Jaipur |
Kathy: 168 photos, Bob: 157 photos |
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day 8 |
Friday Oct 7, 2005 |
Jaipur to Ranthambore |
Kathy: 143 photos, Bob: 64 photos |
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day 9 |
Saturday Oct 8, 2005 |
Ranthambore |
Kathy: 157 photos, Bob: 96 photos |
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day 10 |
Sunday Oct 9, 2005 |
Ranthambore to Camp |
Kathy:135 photos, Bob:129 photos |
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day 11 |
Monday Oct 10, 2005 |
OAT camp to Agra |
Kathy: 128 photos, Bob: 131 photos |
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day 12 |
Tuesday Oct 11, 2005 |
Agra/Taj Mahal |
Kathy: 261 photos, Bob: 180 photos |
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day 13 |
Wednesday Oct 12, 2005 |
Jhansi to Khajuraho |
Kathy: 115 photos, Bob: 105 photos |
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day 14 |
Thursday Oct 13, 2005 |
Khajuraho to Varanasi |
Kathy: 172 photos, Bob: 124 photos |
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day 15 |
Friday Oct 14, 2005 |
Varanasi |
Kathy: 141 photos, Bob: 95 photos |
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day 16 |
Saturday Oct 15, 2005 |
Varanasi to Delhi |
Kathy: 53 photos, Bob: 48 photos |
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day 17 |
Sunday Oct 16, 2005 |
Orchha |
Kathy: 173 photos, Bob: 149 photos |
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day 18 |
Monday Oct 17, 2005 |
Gwalior |
Kathy: 192 photos, Bob: 202 photos |
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day 19 |
Tuesday Oct 18, 2005 |
Back in Delhi |
Kathy: 229 photos, Bob: 138 photos |
The "Wild OATs"- Click here to see additional photos of the OAT group members.
