India - Part 2

The Taj Mahal

Ok its not fair that I only wrote about the negative things I experienced in India. There were some positive moments. The Taj Mahal was definitely the best. It was beautiful. What you see in pictures does not depict its real beauty. You need to see it in person to see how beautiful and how magical this palace was. The whole palace was made out of white marble. Definitely was well worth the trek going up to Agra to see it.

Kenny and I got sick on our second day in Mumbai. I think I got food poisoning and Kenny got a fever. Not sure what caused it, but we stayed in our hotel for a day just resting up. The next day we felt better, but my stomach never got better. I could never stomach any of the food I ate. After every meal, I had to go to the washroom. Kind of sad that I never got to eat any of their authentic Indian food. I tried to stick to clear soups and salads. I tried eating curry at the hotel restaurant, but the spices they used, made my stomach feel worse. So most of the time when I had no access to a clean washroom, Kenny and I ate at franchises like McDonalds and Pizza Hut. Otherwise, we mainly ate our dinners at the hotel restaurant because I was afraid that the food outside of the hotel was not clean and would make my stomach worse off. Nevertheless, Kenny had his fair try of Indian food. Anytime we ate at the hotel, he would try their various curries. His favorite was the garlic “nann”, which is garlic pita bread. Butter chicken wasn’t bad either. There was so much street food. Some were served on newspaper, others didn’t even have plates. Kenny wanted to try them all so bad, but he was afraid that he would end up getting a bad stomach like me, so he refrained himself. It’s too bad our stomachs are so sensitive.

My second favorite sight-seeing in India was the Lotus temple. The architecture of the building was amazing. It was really a beautiful structure. It was the only structure where you could get some peace and quiet inside of it. They strongly enforced a no talking rule inside the temple. It was definitely a place where you can reflect on the inner beauty of India.

The Lotus Temple