Thursday, September 21, 2006

I'm in...

18hrs on a plane and about 9 hrs waiting time, I finally made it. It was a really long trip. I ended up forgetting my Lonely Planet guide to India on the 2nd flight so I'll have to find some other type of guide. Somehow I have a feeling tha not having a guide book won't be that big of a deal...I'm sure someone else in the tour group will have one.

I took some pictures on the taxi ride to the hotel, but the computer I'm on is fairly old...no USB connections so I can't upload anything at the moment. I'll have to wait and see.

My intial experience with India was an assault on the sense. There's so much to take in. There are a lot of smells...good and bad. A constant noise of traffic and beeping of little car horns. It's hot and humid and everthing is wet. The plane arrived in the middle of a downpoar...the temperature was 34C. There are some really run down places alongside some really nice places. People are pretty friendly though. Maybe it was because I was really tired (I slept for about 6 hours after I checked into the hotel), but part of me was wondering what the hell I was doing here. A little sleep gave a new outlook. I feel excited...can't wait to meet the group tomorrow.

RA

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Bud,

Glad to hear you made it safe & sound. Keep your eyes, ears & mind open. Can't wait to hear all about it.

Q, Ava & Peanut

Anonymous said...

Have a great time at the camp HA HA

I hate to tell you I told you so

Anonymous said...

Dear Ramzi,

If you wanted bad smells...you didn't have to fly half way around the world. All you had to do was come to Ottawa for a drive in Dan's car!!!! Just kidding - glad you arrived safely, have a great trip and we look forward to living vicariously through you! C and D

Anonymous said...

Hey babes!!! Have a safe and fun trip. Can't wait to read up on your travels. Don't forget to "landmark" as many ppl as you can. Did you get that? I got it! Ciao for now...and have a blast! Can't wait to see the pics of your trip.