Blogs from Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 359

molly says: oh-so-much traveling!!! left goa a few days ago. hoppped on a train and rode the FORTY HOURS to agra. trains are definitely the way to go in india. they're generally reliable and MUCH cheaper than flying and a hulluva lot more comfortable and safe than the busses. first class sleeper is well worth the few extra hundred ruppees because mostly, no one bothers you. beggars and touts are not allowed into those cars, and the beds have slightly more padding and the other passengers are usually just not that interested in foreigners. however, if all the tickets are sold for 1st class, then you get 2nd class sleeper. beggars & touts hop on at every stop and our fellow passengers simply sit and stare at us. for hours. because clearly we are far more ... read more

what a depressing day. trying to search for job/apartment ideas. in vain. HOWEVER, we still have HOPE! because we're FABULOUS and we fucking deserve a lovely apartment and our DREAM JOBS.... whatever they may be. we will go. we will see. and we will conquer. just like we've been doing for the first couple decades of our lives. Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:57:07 -0700 (PDT) From: "molly Subject: class notes and whatnot from l'india To: classnotes2005@gmail.com CC: "Arielle Molly Baade & Arielle Abeyta took off four days after commencement to go gallivanting through the subcontinent of India for the summer. The first half of the trip was a religious pilgrimage of sorts and the second half will be spent on the beach with beer. They will return to Philly in August where they will find ... read more

june 30 random thoughts by mbaade... the photos are taking forever to upload. this is turning out to be quite the process. once they're done (might be a few times over a few days) the website will be posted. my mouth hurts. so does my back. perhaps it's time to splurge on another professional massage. i might even try the fruit one. just because. why not? we're having issues today. both melancholy. i crave salt. she craves sugar. i'm getting bored with anna kerenina. good book. but now i just want anna to hurry up and kill herself so i can see how she dies. maybe all of this death and mortality in good ol' varanasi is taking its toll on me. our hotel manager guy thinks we're crazy. so does dil. i'm sure they all ... read more

what the hell? michael jackson was acquitted? gah. once again goes to show that money can buy anything. so weak. had some bread yesterday. more today. enough to take some painkillers and a multivitamin. slept for 14 hours last night. so glad this happened up here in the mountains where the heat is non existant. going to email our travel book "let's go" and let them know what we think about the goddamn om hotel. grrr. sorry haven't been emailing people. will get back on that sometime... ***** definitely starting to feel better. went out for kebabs and naan this afternoon, and then went to see a movie, 'be cool'. 30 RS ... so less than a dollar. the boy who works at this internet cafe never charges us full price. he's sweet. i'm going to ... read more

After a month of Goan beaches it was back to the cattle train, destination, ‘The Real India.’ We arrived at 5:30am just in time to witness the sleeping city of Mumbai manifest itself into a whirlwind of pure chaos. The morning ritual of relieving ones bladder is no different in India, some men lined the gutters whilst others found it necessary to mark their territory on nearby walls. Ahhhh, now we must be back in, ‘The Real India.’ Our accommodation resembled something like a 4th class cabin on a cruise ship. Two single beds, measuring the length of the room, a window and a bedside table measuring the gap between the two beds. It was a tight fit to say the least, especially when both occupants are six foot three and six foot four. Our great ... read more