http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/adrianlim/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from adrianlim en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:35:58 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:35:58 +0000 Yeah I'm back home after a 29 day journey through India. It has been an incredible experience learning India's culture and economics meeting new people eating the excellent foodRegretfully I was not able to post up most of the pictures throughout the journey as Internet access was scarce. Coming home I can finally post up the pics when I found out I have way too many of them 830 in total http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Petaling-Jaya/blog-150770.html Just to let you know that I'm now in Bombay the financial capital of India. Staying with Chaitanya and family. So far it's been awesome saw the fantastic Victorian architecture of South Bombay's buildings. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-148669.html HelloI'm now in Bodh Gaya in the Indian state of Bihar which is the poorest state. Just finished visiting the Maha Bodhi Mahavihara where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment. Journey to Gaya station was quite an experience. Train was delayed by about 4 hours as the train in front of us had hit 3 men at full speed. Saw the 3 corpses quite shocking. May the 3 men rest in peace.Anyhow you wi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-143945.html HiI'm in Varanasi now formerly also known as Benares. It's the place where the Hindus come to bathe in the Ganges River and is the holiest of all Hindu Sites. Really dirty place but it's an awesome experience. The alleyways are amazing you can really get lost in them And the number of touts and people trying to sell you stuff is just incredible Bargaining skills are a definite must have ove http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Varanasi/blog-143290.html ChandigarhnbspAsia raquonbspIndia raquonbspPunjab raquonbspChandigarh By adrianlimMarch 26th 2007Punjab hospitality is awesome I'll cut the words short and just let the pictures tell the stories http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-142174.html Hello allJust to let you know that I'm now in Chandigarh staying with Japees and family after spending a night in New Delhi. The experience so far has been excellent So much to tell so many photos for you to see After 2 days of attempting to upload the photos onto a computer I have succeeded You can now view the photos in the upcoming journals.So far I've been to 2 places New Delhi an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-141264.html Alright at this point in time of writing this entry I am very awake and charged up despite it being 11.30pm. Why's that Because in about 2 days time I am about to go on a 1month journey to India WoOhOO Haha you'd probably think I am crazy to have chosen to spend 29 days of my life in such a place. Why INDIA Well here's my answer to you1 India is a cultural melting pot you may thi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Petaling-Jaya/blog-139944.html