so maybe it's hot.

oh hello!
Well the last couple days have without a doubt been insane. No really, insane. India is a big, beautiful, hot country at the current moment. Sabrina is here now, a couple nights ago Taylor, Shekhar and I picked her up only to be dragged out to some Indian nightclub which we were not prepared for. Sabrina had literally just jumped off the plane but Shekhar insisted we go "clubbin" that night. In pure exhaustion we found our way back to our hotel via taxi and called it a night around 3 am. The next day was even hotter than the previous (impossible it seemed-but no!) and we took a rickshaw to the Red Fort in the center of Delhi. After almost crashing 10 times weaving in and out of traffic, we finally arrived only to be greeted by a huge parade in celebration on Krishna, an Indian god. After an epic afternoon- it was time to view something a little more serene. We headed out to Lodhi Gardens which is a part of Delhi that is gorgeous! I'm pretty sure neither Taylor, Sabrina nor I talked for a good portion of the hour as heat exhausiton had overtaken and we needed a few moments of silence. We headed back to The Rak (our little hotel) for an early night.
Yesterday we had the joy of seeing the Taj Mahal. After years of seeing pictures and seeing it in movies, finally it was time to take on the wonder myself and OHHH what a wonder it was! It was exactly what you would expect it to be, huge and glorious. Maybe we even made a music video on Sabrina's flip camera while we were there. Videos to follow post trip :) We hired a driver for the day so he was patiently awaiting us when we walked back. Well maybe not patiently, he was actually in the middle of having his face shaved as we walked up. We had the next few hours to wander around Agra so we grabbed some naan bread( a personal fave) and tore up the city... Well not really- in return for hiring the driver he wanted to take us to some of his shops where he receives "kickbacks" for bringing in tourists. So we went to a factory where they make marble tables, jewelry boxes, you name it. Then we preceded to a local Carpet making factory where we got the whole history of Indian Rugs in just over 30 minutes! jealous? After that we headed back to the train station where the power was out, pretty typical. Sitting in the train station we were approached by dozens of children, begging for money.. Not really approached, more like bombarded. My heart hurts for these children but many of them have addictions that we would be encouraging if you gave them money. Oh how i wish I could solve world hunger.. The Indian man walking next to me looked at me and said "don't feel bad, it is emotional blackmail." True I guess. Sad but true. I slept the entire train ride back to Delhi.
This morning is a hot one, we grabbed some chapatti and now we are searching for a way to escape the heat until our flight to Bangalore tonight! And we're off....
-LA