It happens in India

Here are pictures from the first two weeks in India- in Delhi and Rajasthan. I haven't added comments or descriptions, but I figured I'll just post this now since I haven't posted any albums of India yet (and I'm headed back for Thailand in two days!)

Delhi and the state of Rajasthan

I also met really, really nice, good people that I traveled with for a few days- three are from France and one from Spain. We met on a bus that was headed for Patna (then for a train to Darjeeling). Below left to right: Stephane, Gustavo, Virginie, and next to me, Johan. We had such good, easy going chemistry that made it so pleasant to travel together for a while. I've enjoyed meeting other people, hearing their stories, and learning more about the universals of life, despite ethnic/social backgrounds (much to my surprise).



Below is a picture from a train ride (sorry Gustavo is blocked, but hopefully you can see the arrangement of beds in the background)- there was a political party campaign and there was a man that had 5 legitimate tickets for about 20 people (with party flags and signs), but of course, the seating list was updated, and one of the seats he had was then mine but refused to move people, and I also felt bad for moving so many people, but at the same time- this man is putting multiple supporters into single beds which was also not fair for them, either...anyway, I ended up on another seat, crammed with luggage for a while with Gustavo. We made the best of it and started taking pictures and chatted with some of the passengers. Fortunately we did get our own beds about an hour or two later. Gustavo said, "Voy a ir a conquistar mi cama," and I said, "Si, para eso son buenos [Spaniards]," and we cracked up. And yes, he did conquer his seat! I don't think I'll ever forget that train ride.