Lazy day
Today was a lazier day with a later start. First stop is always Hima’s for lunch. Today we had roti, rice, and a potato vegetable mix all served with curry. I never thought I liked curry but this kind wasn’t bad. We then headed to Hima’s other grandparents to spend the afternoon hanging out with […]
Part II: Shopping in Surat
We had a bit of a late start, but it was for a good cause. We spent the morning getting our journal up to date. If you missed it, we were able to post our second day in Hong Kong and all of our days in India so far. Lunch time at Hima’s grandparents consisted […]
Shopping in India
Today was all about shopping. Hima has quite a lot of errands that need to be done in advance of the wedding, and much of it is/was shopping. So off to Bordoli, we went (with six people in a five seater vehicle… seems to be a trend for this trip!). This is where Hima actually […]
Arriving in India
Another long travel day – 7 hours in the air to get to Mumbai and another five hours by car to get to the Surat area where Hima’s family lives. We arrived at Hima’s grandparents house around 7am, where we were promptly fed and then brought to where we are sleeping (about a block away […]
Day 2 Hong Kong: The Big Buddha
Day two was much slower paced (thank goodness, cause we are still fighting some jetlag). Today’s main attraction was Po Lin Monastery. You can get there driving or by public transportation, but it would take an hour or hour and a half. Instead, we paid to take the cable car over the water and through […]
No Wifi
For anyone following… We arrived in India yesterday! We don’t have consistent Wifi, but I wanted to take a second to say that we are alive. Not sure if we will have any wifi before we travel to Baroda for the wedding in a couple days, but if we do, we will be sure to […]
Day 1 – Hong Kong
Meeting friends in a foreign city? My new favorite memory of any of our travels. We were so lucky to have Terence with us most of the day with Vincent meeting us for dinner and Winkie meeting us afterwards to explore. But let’s back up a little… Jetleg is real, guys. I had a really […]
St. Louis to Hong Kong
16 hours on a plane. 16 hours. We survived. Food was hit and miss, and the last two hours were pretty rocky. BUT we flew over the Artic Circle, which is pretty darn cool in my book. While in the Artic Circle, Kevin snapped a picture of the sunset.. Cathay Pacific is by far the […]
Excitement or Anxiety
Have you ever thought about how you experience very similar symptoms when you are anxious or excited? Rapid heart rate, chest muscles tensing, feeling in the pit of your stomach, restlessness, difficulty sleeping, etc etc. I am certainly not downplaying someone who has been clinically diagnosed with anxiety, but for someone who is not, these […]