Today was supposed to be an easy day. It wasn't. We got up at 6am to pack -- except we got a call that our driver was there to pick us up (45 minutes early!). So we scrambled to get ready and left about 6:20a. Got to the airport, checked in -- and had to check our bags (and I stupidly let them bully me into checking my insulin and food because they scared me into believing they wouldn't allow them). We were done and through and waiting to board, when we got an announcement our flight was delayed. It was supposed to leave at 9:15a but got delayed until 12:35p. Ugh! And it wasn't even the fog that was the cause! We played cards and read to pass the time. I'm not sure what time ... read more

We got up early this morning to sightsee before heading back to Delhi. We stopped by briefly to see the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) which is constructed of red and pink sandstone. It's part of the City Palace and extends the women's/harem's chambers. They were able to look out the windows and see what was going on, but no one could look in at them. It really had a nice glow to it in the morning. We then drove up to the Amber Palace, which was up on a mountain. It was really a cool place. Around the hills there was a wall and watchtowers, and up above the palace was a fort. We had a really great view of Jaipur from way up. The palace itself was pretty, and the highlite was a smaller ... read more

It's 2:55a, and I'm only awake for one reason.....my luggage finally came!!! I had given up on it around 10:30p (since it was supposed to be here between 8-9p). But the front desk gave us a call a little after 2a to tell us that it was here. This I don't mind being woken up for. But since I'm up I can write about today, since I fell asleep without doing it. Got a lot of sleep last night. Felt good. Got up and dressed and just as we were heading down to get some breakfast -- it showed up to us! It was very filling (eggs, toast, lots of tea). The big breakfasts are nice (since we have been skipping lunch due to traveling in the car). At 9:30a, we went down and met our ... read more

Getting here was long (about 24 hours). We boarded our flight in San Francisco and left at 7:50p on Monday, landed in London at 2 in the afternoon Tuesday (9.5 hour flight) and quickly got to our connecting flight to Delhi. We got in at 4:50a on Wednesday (8+ hour flight) with minimal sleep (2-3 hours tops for me) and waited in the huge immigration line. Gots me a new stamp in the passport and went off to get our luggage -- that they made us check (we were hoping to carry it on with us). Adam's came out really quickly and mine never showed up. A woman working for the airline checked her list and mine was some of the luggage that never left London (great). I had to go wait at a counter, fill ... read more

It was warm here today - 80 degrees (F). We started the day off with our free american breakfast, which was pretty good. It was buffet-style and on the 40th floor, so we got a nice view of Tokyo. Afterwards we took the metro to the Imperial Palace, and walked through the East Garden - which is the only part open to the public. There were some beautiful flowers in bloom, the colors were just amazing. Because it was warm we decided to go to Ebisu and visit the Sapporo/Yebisu Beer Museum. It was free to go into and they had a small telling of the history and how the beer is made. Nothing like the Guiness museum in Dublin! But they had a tasting room. They have these vending machines you put your money into ... read more