Friends Make the World Go Round :-)

Delhi. Agra. Delhi. Agra. Jaipur. Delhi. Jessica was a busy lady for the first two weeks of March. I had the pleasure of having three friends come and visit me, all the way in India, over the course of two weeks. I did my best to show them the parts of India that I know and love, which is why Agra and Jaipur were the cities of choice (well, I was supposed to go to Amritsar, but a serious illness got in the way :-/ ).

 Jaclyn: First up was my best friend, who I have known since I was nine or ten years old. She came for a week and the original plan was to travel to Amritsar and Agra, but my body had different plans so Agra was our only trip. Nonetheless, we had a great time, and she was so happy to see the Taj Mahal. While we were in New Delhi, we had a chance to go to my favorite place – Haus Khaz Village, we ate some good food and of course we went shopping! She also had the opportunity to visit the Gandhi Memorial and Museum – thanks to my wonderful roommate Abby as I was too sick to make that trip. Also, on Jaclyn’s last day we celebrated Holi!!!! It was so much fun and she was happy to be here to experience such a fun festival.

Ieshaah & Violet: After dropping Jaclyn off at the airport, I waited a few hours and picked up Ieshaah lol. We spent her first day hanging out at Old Fort and stuffing our faces. Then later that evening, I had to get Violet!!!! We did some shopping – went a little crazy, there’s just so much to choose from and it’s so cheap! Then off to the Taj Mahal we went! We enjoyed the Taj (Violet & I wore saris!) and Agra Fort the next day. We then made our way to Jaipur, which was a BLAST!!!! Our hotel (Hotel Pearl Palace) was amazing! We got lucky with a really cool auto driver who took us around both days – Super Sameer, who we called Super-Ji or Supa Dupa-Ji ;-) We rode elephants, saw too many gorgeous buildings/forts/places, drove the auto, shopped some more and ate plenty. A good time was most certainly had by all. Our days in Delhi were a bit more lowkey (once again Jessica got sick) and Violet spent the remainder of her trip taking care of me :-/

March was a great month because I got to spend time with some lovely ladies and their visits were an awesome way for me to end my time here in India. I am ready to go home. So glad for the time I spent here, but I’ve got to get back to reality and to those who love me ;-)