The evening started out with a Baraat were all of us in the groom's party lead Gautam (who was on a white horse) into the wedding area – we were accompanied by a band and guys with huge light displays on their heads.  It was a lot of fun – Darren, Paul and Shashir joined…

Breakfast on Saturday was finished with Jalebi which is a deep fried dough which is then dipped in a syrup.  This guy was making fresh Jalebi outside the restaurant we ate at and of course….we had to try it! Almost Ready We then went of to find Chikan kurtas (chikan literally means embroidery and the…

We got all gussied up for the first of the two big nights….Swehta helped me wrap my saree as I couldn't quite get it on my own – Thanks again Swetha!  EVERYONE LOOKED FAB!  Swehta has a beautiful Kanchipurm silk saree, I am wearing a Sheesheda silk crepe saree, Paul is wearing a dhothi (traditional…

We received a warm welcome when the Boys (Paul, Sai, Sashir and Darren), Swetha and I stopped by Gautam's  parents house for Swetha and I to get mehendi done.  The house was festively decorated with flowers and there was a large crowd of cousins, aunts, uncles and other relatives.  There was tremendous spread and all…

A driver picked us up at the railway station and drove us to our hotel – we finally hit the sack at about 1 am.  The next day we went to breakfast – a FANTASTIC Thali of pumpkin curry, potato curry, puri's and the worlds most amazing Lassi.  After breakfast we decided to do a…

So now for the train bit…. well, it was delayed, but we boarded around 9:15 for the 3 hour journey to Kanpur.  Too tired to take pictures but here is what the sleeper car we were in looked like.  Sheets, blankets and pillows were provided but looked used (normally there are fresh in paper wrapping)…

We finally reached the Taj from Delhi at about 4:30.  Agra is not the prettiest city in the world – It seems the majority of the revenue collects (more on that in a sec) does not go to support the surrounding town although I am not sure how much it costs to maintain the monument.…

Yahhhoooo I Am Going To See The TAJ!

Darren and I were invited to attend a wedding of a couple of his co-workers in Kanpur India.  The group going decided that it might be nice to stop off at the Taj Mahal along the way.  Our morning started very early on Thursday (4am) to leave to catch our plane from Delhi.  From Delhi,…

I was picking up my new gold nose ring in a shopping district and saw these dresses for little girls hanging from a shop.  Actually, there were many more shops selling similar dresses lining the street.  All I could think about were the ice capades…. Frilly Frilly