A spontanous decision during the holidays, 4 plane tickets and a lot of miles covered brings my sister and her family for their two week stay in India…never enough time but so so greatful that they undertook the trip at all and used what little vacation they had to visit us!
Those who know me will not be surprised to learn that there was a calendar with suggested daily activities, two planned mini vacations for all 6 of us and of course a much needed and deserved, pre planned trip to see the Taj for the two parents of my darling niece and nephew.
So here is a quick synopsis of their visit and photo albums to go along with it:
First few days: The 1/2 trip around the world is a killer regardless of how often you travel. Both of us were heartily humbled by how well all of them did….apart from a few naps they were ready and rarin' to go! Masala Dosas and Chai all around please….and of course a bit of shopping. Here is the album: First Few Days
Trip #1: We were off to Shravanabelagola to see Gomateshwara (say that 3 times fast) he he… and Mysore to see the Wodeyar's Palace. Both places are amazing – we stopped in at Shravanabelagola first and after climbing up over 600 steps in bear feet, we were, understandably, a bit knackered. But after resting up at the hotel, we managed to fit in a bit of mini Golf before dinner. The next morning we visited the place – very interesting place…but a bit funny about photos being taken. Here is the album: Shravanabelagola and Mysore
Trip #2: We donned our safari hats and mossie spray and headed to K Gudi – one of my favorite spots in this part of India. We did a few safaris, saw some amazing wildlife (no, not the kids although one particular young man can do an amazing impression of a monkey), made a flower necklace, and managed to have a good time even though our little lady came down with some serious gatro problems. Needless to say, I think we were all relieved when we got back to Bangalore. Here is the album from the trip: K Gudi 2011
Adventures in Young-people sitting: While Amy and Rick were in Agra and Darren was at work, I had the kids ALL to myself – so much fun. We went to the city park, took a miniature train ride, avoided some pretty dicey playground equipment, played Holi, applied some mehndi, watched the laundry go around, and had roof top picnics. It was awesome…oh and the parents….they had a pretty good time too 🙂 Here is the Album: Adventures in Young People Sitting
Last Few Days In India: Time always goes too fast and the last few days of their trip were spent making an unsuccessful trip to the dancers village (it was closed), learning how to play cricket, some last minute shopping and taking Rick to the city market to experience it's wonders – where we picked up a few knit caps for the kids. Here is the album: Last Few Days in India
Fair warning – these albums are mostly of the kids – what can I say, I am crazy about them and find them incredibly interesting and funny.
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