Our First Full Day in Delhi, post 2, Sight Seeing Delhi is a huge city, filled with the hustle and bustle that you find in huge cities and many sights to see. It is very polluted. The smog is thick...
Our First Full Day in Delhi, post 1 of 2
We have arrived in New Delhi. This is our group, in order they are Sean, Patrice, Alecia, Hillary, Jim, and Wendy. I am missing of course, see me below. We are all in a three bedroom two story...
A Little Bit of Hindi Comes in Handy
Yesterday we flew over Iran and Pakistan from Dubai to Delhi, India. Jim thought this was the closest he would get to either of these two countries. Little could he guess 😉 I have always found...
3 Rooms for 3 Nights, the Best Laid Plans on Mice And Women Go Awry Every Now and Then, day 3, last day in Dubai
3 Rooms for 3 Nights, the Best Laid Plans on Mice And Women Go Awry Every Now and Then, day 3, last day in Dubai Before leaving home:...
Cultural Differences: Some thoughts that came out of your questions and comments
Cultural Differences: Some thoughts that came out of your questions and comments We just woke up to the call to worship. It is a perfect and fitting end to our stay in Dubai. My brain has been...
Day 2, Dubai, the Rest of the Day
Sean had an interesting observation, there does not seem to be a gender bias about what colors of clothing men and women wear here. He also noticed that we have not seen anyone wearing pink. The head...
Call to Worship Dubai
Call to Worship Dubai I am dressed to go out and check out what happens during the Call to Worship in Dubai. The call is broadcast, and then the service is as well. The entire thing lasts about 30...
In the air, Flying to Dubai first and then on to India
Well the laugh was on me. For weeks I have been telling everyone we would leave California and fly west. We did not; when flying to Dubai we flew east. When you are 12 hours away it must not matter...
Tips for Packing: Worldschooling
We leave tomorrow and the excitement is building. The last few days before a big trip like this are always jam packed with chores. I need to put a play list together if any of you have a suggestion...