Okay here it goes. My first day and a half in India, compressed to a few lines of text:
I have not yet taken my camera out to take photos, and the reason is that I am not yet comfortable doing that on a street with 500 thousand people walking, riding bikes, motorbikes, driving rickshaws, cars, buses and trucks in all directions… and I mean in all directions. This place is booming with life and there is so much going on at all times of the day. I will skip speaking about the occasional cow walking the street, or the guy driving on the wrong side of the road, and honking at others for being in his way. I thought Lebanon had crazy drivers and chaos on the streets… until today.
I am overwhelmed with all that’s going on around me, and this is just the first of 16 days. I am looking forward for the reminder of this trip.
The food
Indian food in India tastes at least 1 million times better than Indian food anywhere else. The spices are heavenly and eating with my hand comes very naturally. By the end of each meal, the right hand looks and smells like it’s part of your food, and the left hand is still untouched. Great system! Also, to clean your right hand, you are sometimes presented with a bowl of hot water and a slice of lemon. Believe me, it does the trick. Forget Purell! More food experiences to come. After the Dosa breakfast, the Biryani lunch and the Tandoori dinner, there is so much more to come. Stay posted for some stories and pictures in future posts here.
I am having a great time so far, and I think I’m over the jet-lag. Let’s see what the coming 2 weeks have in store for me..
Next time: Maurice the foreigner
Awesome! Keep them coming.
i think eating with your hand is the part you enjoyed the most :) good to hear u r enjoying..
kisses
Don’t forget to try “Paan” after your lunch and dinner.. that is when the fun kicks-in.