Stepping off the plane our first sense was the smell, a stale smokey stench....and I loved it. Also the sounds of all those fireworks was like a huge thunderstorm. I even enjoyed the usual Customs/Health Safety process because it was organized chaos. Anyway, we got to the hotel quickly, as the driver told us the roads were empty beacuse of Diwali. I am so excited about our adventure here but for now it's a shower and to bed to get a good night sleep for our first full day in Delhi!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Our Delhi Debut
What an amazing and timely beginning to our India experience. Our 15 hour non-stop flight took us North from Chicago over the Arctic Circle and 31,000 feet South over Afghanistan and Pakistan. Circling Delhi, we saw thousands of home-launched fireworks exploding as far as the eye could see -- Tonight, they are celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Pure magic.
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Glad you arrived safely. This is Laura not Katherine she is concerned about public comment! Keep us posted on all your exciting adventures. Sounds interesting already!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sight with all those fireworks going off - be careful with Dawali, when we were there we narrowly escaped being doused with paint! apparently this is a common way to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteWhat an auspicious beginning! And fascinating that here in the states, Intuit (INTU) chose Diwali as the day to debut the new version of Quickbooks for Mac. You have me feeling better about the switch already! I hope the morning fins you rested and ready for adventure.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your comments and well wishes, it is a journey.
ReplyDeleteThe Times of India had a photo of President Obama lighting a diya in the White House, thus becoming the first US President to celebrate Diwali.
Diwali is a Festival of Lights, so we did not have to worry about dodging paint