Before we left Agra, Louise and I made a foray out in an auto-rickshaw to look for Malaria drugs and stopped at this local pharmacy in Agra's version of a roadside strip mall. It was hot and the man in the front of the picture has carried his sleeping pallet outside to catch some of the breeze. |
On Friday night, after we got back from Agra, the teachers had an alumni dinner with some of the students from previous programs. |
The Delhi Train Station. |
Our first class car to Chandigarh - air conditioning was one of the perks. |
Our breakfast on the train. Tea is served everywhere and Masala Tea has become a favorite of mine. |
We stopped at a lovely hotel for lunch. |
We are up in the mountains now! The view was fantastic but I was beginning to wish the roads were not so winding. |
And then it started to rain. We were held up here while they removed the rubble from a landslide. At this point I was incredibly happy not to be moving on the winding roads. I'm fairly sure relief showed in my green complexion. |
About 4:30 AM - the view outside my room at the Oberoi-Clarkes Hotel in Shimla. I was glad to have survived the night and find myself on solid ground in a beautiful mountain side community. We are at about 7700 feet. |
Apparently I wasn't the only one up.
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