I was so surprised the night before by how good the food was at the restaurant at the hotel in restaurant. The good food kept coming throughout Day 11. I had a fantastic breakfast back at the hotel restaurant in the morning. Just look at what I got from the buffet! I had bread & butter, sauteed vegetables, stuffed parantha (fried flatbread), aloo bonda (potato fritters), masala poha (spiced rice), and vermicelli upma (spiced noodle breakfast dish). Sounds good, doesn’t it!
India 2017, Day 9: Rishikesh, Day 1
Ganga Aarti
Day 9 was quite a day. It was the day I felt like India finally defeated me. But it also the day I reached nirvana.
I had to get to the station obscenely early to catch my 5:30 a.m. train for the six-hour-and-40-minute [Read more…]
India 2017 Food Diary, Day 8
According to my notes, I started off my Indian birthday with a vegetable turnover. I didn’t take a picture, and I have no recollection of it. So you just have to use your imagination. I bet it was pretty good though.
In the middle of my day of sightseeing in South Delhi, I had lunch at a vegetarian restaurant in an area of Delhi called Defence Colony. (It was originally built for the homes of military officers and veterans.) The waiter brought over some condiments that I didn’t make much use of.
A strawberry sparkling soda sounding really refreshing after a morning trekking around the Mehrauli area. I freaked out when it came because it had ice in it. Drinking ice made from tap water [Read more…]
India 2017, Day 8: Delhi, Day 3
South Delhi
Happy Indian Birthday to me! When I planned my trip, I decided that I was going to spend my birthday in India. Today was the day! And a somewhat off-the-beaten-path type of day it was. Who’s ever heard [Read more…]
India 2017 Food Diary, Day 2
After my experience the previous morning, I skipped the breakfast buffet at the hotel. So by late in the morning, I was pretty hungry. I walked past an open-air storefront where these small patties were being pan-fried. Looked pretty good!
