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Food
This is a post about food. We’ve had some wonderful meals here. We’ve eaten at our hotel, mostly, where each meal, we are served a variety of things. For breakfast, there’s toast and porridge,...
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More about Leh
One thing about Leh is that the Internet (and electricity) is somewhat unreliable. The Internet, especially is very spotty, even in Internet cafes. Thus, there have been few blog posts. We’ve been...
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The Moravian School
While in Leh, we’ve spent considerable time at the Moravian school where we participated in Tech Fest 2012. The students presented projects and we talked about how we use technology. I sat with a group...
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SECMOL
We visited one other school in Ladakh. SECMOL, which stands for Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh, is a place where students go to further their studies. They study English,...
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Ladakhi farewell dinner
On our last day in Ladakh, we were treated to a traditional Ladakhi meal in the home of a Ladakhi family. I’m probably going to get the names of these dishes wrong but I’m going to try. We began the...
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Agra
We flew into Delhi from Leh and then drove to Agra, about 5 hours or so. India is a big country! We stayed in a very nice hotel, had a dip in the pool, and then a nice dinner. The next morning we got...
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Agra to Jaipur
On our way to Jaipur, we stopped at The Abandoned City, Fatehupr Sikir. It’s architecture is similar to the red fort, but the structures here are a little more elaborate. There are many buildings here,...
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More on Jaipur
After the Amber fort, we went to the Jantar Mantar, an observatory created by Jai Singh. There are many astrological instruments that measure time, the position of the sun and moon as well as...
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Jaipur is known for two main crafts: fabric and jewelry. We visited a textile and jewelry factory while in Jaipur. In both, everything is made by hand. The main textile Jaipur is known for is block...
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Back to Delhi
After Jaipur, we began the long journey back to Delhi, where we checked into the Radisson, a swanky hotel near the airport. We had a very nice dinner buffet. On offer were indian dishes and many other...
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