Jaipur was one of my favorite cities on the trip to India, which (I hope) explains why this post has taken the longest to write. It was also the city that took the longest to get to — 13 hours, to be exact (but who’s counting) — thanks to protests and barricades from India’s Jat caste. Elephant Walk from Anne…
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India II: Welcome to Agra, City of Wonders
Our time in Agra was short and fast. We arrived from Delhi in the afternoon and very promptly filled our bellies with cuisine from Southern India, from sambar and dosa, a sometimes spicy sauce with a rice and lentil crêpe to dip in it, to thali, rice with about six different sauces to choose from. And since decision making is…
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India I: Avoiding the Delhi Belly
In the weeks before leaving for India, I was filled with anxiety. Anxiety about whether I would pack the wrong things, if I forgot something, if my visa was incorrect, if I would get sick from accidentally drinking the tap water…you name it. Once I was in the air, equipped with 12 prescriptions (which in the end were very fortunately…
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Travel Preview: Two Minutes in India
It was about 9 p.m. when we tried to cross a busy street in Agra. One professor grabbed my left hand as cars weaved between us, while the other tugged my right sleeve, yelling, “Let go of your fears, Anne! Let go of your fears!” Anyone who has ever tried to cross a busy street in India knows exactly how…
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Paris When it Freezes + I moved!
This week’s Monday at the Museum post will show up next week, because this weekend I was busy being sick and moving for the *sixth* time in four years. Quel suspense ! The weather forecast for Paris is not good. One second — literally, second — it is sunny with blue skies that leave everyone wondering why they even wore…
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