Pictures!!

Here is a selection of photos and videos from our trip so far. The most recent are at the top, and the oldest are at the bottom. For lots more photos, take a look at our Flickr photostream. Also, I made another post today, right below this one, so don't forget to read it (ideally, before you read this post) if you haven't yet.



We spotted these monkeys in a nearby tree in Mussoorie.



After we woke up to the banging sounds of monkeys jumping from roof to corrugated tin roof, we looked out the window and saw a horde of them going through the garbage right outside.



Here's our bedroom in Mussoorie.



Here's the view of Mussoorie from our hotel.



A view from the driveway of the Hotel Dev Dar Woods in Mussoorie, where we'll be spending the next 4 weeks.



All of the water we drove past on the way to Mussoorie was incredibly polluted - you may not be able to tell from the photo that well, but this river is actually black with sludge.



Jordan and I visited Gandhi Smriti - the Gandhi Memorial at the house he last stayed at, and where he was assassinated. This cot was where he undertook his last fast, to promote tolerance between religious groups.



These masks hang on a lot of storefronts and apartments; they serve to ward off the "evil eye".



We walked through this alley in Old Delhi - it was a bit claustrophobic at times, but it was still a very interesting place.



The largest mosque in India - but to get there, we had to fight through this bazaar, which was totally packed with people.



There are some scenes of shocking poverty in Delhi, including this one. Many people have set up makeshift homes by the side of the road.



We thought this was cute.



This is a Hindu temple in Delhi.



A woman selling dates by the side of the road in Delhi. Street vendors selling fruit are extremely common.



Jordan took this video as the bus drove through a major street in Old Delhi. It doesn't really communicate the full experience, but it gives you some idea. Sorry about the noise - we were in a crowded bus and there were a lot of people talking.



At every Sikh temple, they have a communal kitchen, where members of the community volunteer to cook, and anyone can eat for free.



On the first full day in Delhi, we visited a Sikh temple. They foreign visitors office loaned us the stylish orange head coverings you see us wearing, since you have to cover your head to go into a Sikh temple.



EAP students in the lobby of the YWCA International Guest House, where we spent our first week in India.



I was SO tired after our long day of traveling that I finally passed out on a desk while we were filling out paperwork in the study center. Jordan took this picture of me while I was asleep.



On the bus that picked us up at the airport. We made it to Delhi!!



This is the view coming in to Delhi. Look at that smog!



At the Taipei airport, everyone busts out their laptops to make use of the free wireless. 12 whole hours without internet access! Gasp!!



On our way to India, we flew over the Arctic Circle, so outside, it went from night to day to night again, and then day again, by the time we landed in India. It was really trippy. This is a shot of Russia, we think.



Here we are, waiting to board the plane and set off to India!