Delhi

We were in Delhi twice - once the night Aaron and Peyton arrived from the US and then again the night before they left. Jo and I have fond memories of Delhi. I visited the city frequently in the early 80's and lived there for the first half of 1985. Jo worked the summer of 1999 in Delhi. Jo and I ate lunch at a Japanese restaurant in August of 1999 - long before we started hanging out. But Delhi has moved on and is barely recognizable.

We did some of the sights. Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Jama Masjid. Butter chicken and tandoori at Pindara Road and Mothi Mahal. Jalebis from Chandni Chowk. At Pindara Road a snake charmer convinced Aaron to sit amongst a nest of cobras. The girls got mehndi at Dilli Haat.

We stayed with old friends of my dad's. I hadn't seen them in over 30 years but they invited us to stay when they heard we'd be in Delhi. Evan, Vivian - long after you have forgotten the sights I hope you remember the hospitality of the Indian people.

Back Online

My apologies - been offline more-or-less since Kuala Lumpur. Beginning to feel like I had some sort of bad internet karma. Home, hotels and friends internet would stop working as soon as I tried to connect. But today I'm feeling like I have finally shaken it off. I'll start posting stuff from the remainder of our trip in Borneo and the next trip to Delhi/Agra/Jaipur in India. Meanwhile here are a couple of pictures.

Kuala Lumpur

Ostriches have two toes. The king's palace has mounted guards (the King of Malaysia is elected for a five year term by rotation among the nine royal families of Malaysia). Ducklings are cute and soft. Jalan Alor is THE street food capital of the entire world. The Pertonas towers are well-lit. These are some of the things we learned today.

Yes- that's Vivian walking with her arms outstretched in the middle of the photo above. If she looked up she would see what's in the photo above that.

Singapore Zoo

I don't want to see the insides of a zoo again. We decided to go the zoo on a hot and humid afternoon. Vivian hadn't napped and was in a whiny mood. Evan could not sit still. We quickly gave up the idea of seeing any animals and instead rode around on the tram (slow as it was, it created a breeze). Vivian enjoyed her ride on an elephant - we palmed her off on some lady who had three boys. And Evan took off his shirt and shoes and charmed the crowds with his spring-break act.