Sunday, January 20, 2008
We all met at an airport hotel in Delhi for a farewell dinner. This is always a bit of a bittersweet exercise for Peter and me as we get our far flung family together very rarely. And we were very touched that they took the time out of their busy lives to join us on our incredible journey.
And just because you were asking, we had NO trouble with “Delhi Belly”. We are no fruit or vegetables, or anything from road carts, tried to keep water our of our mouths when showering, took probiotic pills obtained from the health food store ( thanks to great advice from our much traveled niece, Heather Hermant) and used copious amounts of hand disinfectant. We bought ours from the pharmacist in Bangkok so it was quite strong and we rubbed it on our hands after every outing (especially using handrails climbing up long stone stairways in palaces) and after handling paper money.
And, following advice from our booking agent in the UK, we ate no really hot spicy food. We loved the wonderful Indian meals, deliciously spiced but stayed away from the very hot stuff, as it can be a shock for the stomach. However, it is delectable and varied cuisine not to be confused with our take-out curry dinners! And we all ate far too much of the various kinds of Indian breads (nan being only one variation) The upshot is that a Peter and I are the only tourists that went to India and gained weight.!
We have friends who have visited India three four or five times. We were at dinner here in London the other night and met a young women who is heading out next week for her seventh trip. And now I totally get it.
Maggie said she would go back in a heart beat. Me too.
That’s all folks.
And just because you were asking, we had NO trouble with “Delhi Belly”. We are no fruit or vegetables, or anything from road carts, tried to keep water our of our mouths when showering, took probiotic pills obtained from the health food store ( thanks to great advice from our much traveled niece, Heather Hermant) and used copious amounts of hand disinfectant. We bought ours from the pharmacist in Bangkok so it was quite strong and we rubbed it on our hands after every outing (especially using handrails climbing up long stone stairways in palaces) and after handling paper money.
And, following advice from our booking agent in the UK, we ate no really hot spicy food. We loved the wonderful Indian meals, deliciously spiced but stayed away from the very hot stuff, as it can be a shock for the stomach. However, it is delectable and varied cuisine not to be confused with our take-out curry dinners! And we all ate far too much of the various kinds of Indian breads (nan being only one variation) The upshot is that a Peter and I are the only tourists that went to India and gained weight.!
We have friends who have visited India three four or five times. We were at dinner here in London the other night and met a young women who is heading out next week for her seventh trip. And now I totally get it.
Maggie said she would go back in a heart beat. Me too.
That’s all folks.
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