Travel

Note: I am splitting this post into two parts -- the first detailing the events before entering the Taj Mahal and the second detailing the events after entering it. I am beyond fortunate to have witnessed incredible beauty both natural and human-made around the world and I am proud to...

Warning: Prepare yourself for photo overload over the next couple of posts. The day had finally arrived for me to visit the Taj Mahal and to say that I was excited would be a gigantic understatement!  There are many reasons why one could be completely enamored by it; one could...

The next part of our tour was to the heart of New Delhi.  We first stopped at the enormous India Gate.  It is the national monument of India and commemorates the loss of 90,000 Indian soldiers. The roads that extend from it are the most important in the nation, as...

I awoke after only a couple of hours of sleep with an abundance of energy.  I was ready to explore India!  In the morning we were touring Old Delhi and in the afternoon we were touring New Delhi.  While we were driving, I noticed that traffic was almost non-existent.  This...

"Why India?"  If I had a penny for every time I was asked this question I would be able to afford another trip to India again!  My response, of course, is "Why not?"  But in all honesty, that is a really simplistic answer, because the reason why I chose India...