Driving from our house to the Delhi airport, my father decided it was time to introduce some order to Indian roadways. As we approached a red light, he slowed down and stopped. Meanwhile, cars and trucks in the other 5 lanes continued speeding past in both directions.In Delhi at night, traffic signals undergo a transformation. […] Read More…
Tag Archives: India
A Final Delhi Farewell 13 Aug, 2007
The Golden Temple 7 Jun, 2007
Like the previous India post, this one dates to a short while ago when I was still in that country. It’s taken me a while to finally write it down.A visit to the Taj Mahal is an example of what-you-see-is-what-you-get. There is only a small degree of separation between looking at a picture of it […] Read More…
A Delhi Night 5 Jun, 2007
A quick note: this dates from several weeks ago before leaving India. It’s taken me a while to snap out of the unproductive funk I was in there and write about it.The evening began with an explosion. The last time it happened, my mother ducked and looked around wild-eyed, thinking a bomb had gone off. […] Read More…
On the Road Again 19 May, 2007
After a 6 week pause in India I hit the tarmac this morning, touching down in Jordan. The temperature was below 25C, a very nice change from the 40+ searing heat of Delhi. I’ve yet to do much apart from sleep (the 6:30am flight was precisely timed to prevent me from resting more than an […] Read More…
Motorbiking Part 2 18 May, 2007
When Sunil, one of our guards, got married last year, he received a new motorbike as part of the dowry from his wife’s family. His happiness with the bike rivaled his happiness with the marriage, and I could see how proud of it he was when he showed it to me. When he invited me […] Read More…
Household Staff 9 May, 2007
Most people, when they think of living in a place where they can employ people to serve them, picture a life of luxury. It’s not easy to explain that when coming from a society which places a large emphasis on independence and the value of do-it-yourself, reality can be different than what you would assume.Let […] Read More…
Delhi 4 May, 2007
From India Picture…I was holding onto my seat white-knuckled as we drove from New Delhi airport, dodging the cows wandering along the road, weaving around the huge trucks sharing space with cars, scooters, auto-rickshaws, bicycles, and people just walking alongside the traffic. This is the vivid memory I have of arriving in India for the […] Read More…
Himalayas 1 May, 2007
From Sikkim / Darj…A few days ago I got back from an 8-day trek in the Himalayas. It involved a lot of steep climbs, fog, and freezing weather. In other words, not unlike a summer in San Francisco. What was unlike San Francisco was the style of hiking. When I was living there last year […] Read More…