Larissa, my lovely sister, arrived yesterday to Delhi Airport after a trying 36 hour journey through 5 countries! Through the glass window of the airport arrival hall we had a tired but joyous moment until she came out to meet me in person. Her adapting to India has come along quite far in only 24 hours - even with the extra annoyance of jet lag. She loves rickshaw rides (or at least prefers them to jam-packed subways) and has already developed a taste for Indian food and curries that as of yesterday she claimed not to have. "Give me Paneer Naan and I'll be happy" she remarked at our rooftop dinner just hours ago.
We are desperately attempting to book trains (oh trains in India...) I suppose it is my own fault for leaving it until 10 hours until expected departure. Despite this strain we are determined to see Agra (especially the Taj Mahal of course) and Amritsar (including the Golden Palace). Hopefully we can fit in the ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri in there too. A quick 8 days in India, only long enough for her to get used to all the honking, and she'll be back on a plane heading to the (hopefully) relaxing beaches of Pattaya, Thailand.
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