November 4, 2024 We left the hotel at 5:00 am to head back to the Ganges to experience the sunrise and the ritual bathing of the pilgrims. As we arrived the streets were already chaotic!! We watch a morning prayer then started weaving our way through the pilgrims to our boat to explore the Ganges …
November 3, 2024 Another early morning as begin our overland journey of 6 hours to the spiritual capital of India: Varanasi, the divine heart of the Mother Ganges. Hindus consider it one of the holiest places in the world, and as such, it draws millions of pilgrims each year looking to wash away their sins …
November 1, 2024 After breakfast, we began our long journey to Lucknow, the capital city of northern India’s Uttar Pradesh region. For one of our breaks we were at a roadside stop that just had toilets and no food or drink. Our conductor brewed Chi tea in the parking lot and served it along with …
October 31, 2024 Our day began with a visit to a sight unlike any other in the entire world: the iconic Taj Mahal. This grand edifice, built by Shah Jahan from1631 to 1653 to enshrine the remains of his Queen Mumtaz Mahal, took 20,000 workers tobuild. We walk into the inner chambers of this renowned …
October 30, 2024 Sunrise yoga was the perfect way to start the day! After breakfast the staff brought out scarves for each of us to try on. I didn’t realize how hot it gets under the scarves. I have so much empathy for the women who have to wear the burkas!! We headed off to …
October 29, 2024 As the sun was rising we headed out on a final game-viewing drive in Ranthambore National Park in search of wildlife! We used up all our tiger karma yesterday so sadly we saw no tigers today but we encountered lots of different kinds of moneys and deers. The early morning in the …
