I've recently been asked some general question about India...so, thought I would do a quick post about our daily life!
What do we eat? (most important right?!): We are primarily eating Indian Food...surprise. Eating vegetarian has been really easy and preferred, after seeing chickens stacked on top of each other in the street in the smallest cages I've ever seent- eww. We generally eat rice- some type of vegetarian dish and a bread- either naan or chapati. The food is similar to what you would get in an Indian restaurant in the states. We both like it, but it does get old after 2 meals a day. If we do have an opportunity to have Western food- we often take it. For breakfast, I've been eating beans and toast (thank you Britain) and Ang will have muesli. The muesli comes with curd (not milk)- which makes my stomach turn to type. In general, our meals cost about $5 USD for the two of us.
Where do we sleep? We have been sleeping in hotels or hostels- they have not been great. Generally we get a hot shower- although not always. There is not a separate room for the shower, so similar to Asia- we shower over the toilet and the entire room gets wet. Oh India. On average, we have been paying $16 USD per night for our rooms. There isn't always an option to get something nicer- but we do 'splurge' once in a while. The largest splurge was $30 USD/night.
Where do we get laundry done? We have only done laundry twice- gross? Maybe. But, since the laundry is dried outside- if the weather doesn't stay dry- we can't get our clothes washed. Wherever we are staying generally does our laundry and returns it in the evening.
Transportation? We take rickshaws around the cities we are in. If we are going for a longer distance, we may take a taxi. Every ride is a negotiation on price- often getting the price cut in half.
What questions do we get ask 100 times a day? What is your good name (first name)? Where are you coming from? How long are you here? Do you like India? How many in your family? Do you want to buy...(fill in blank)?
Internet? The Internet has been better than expected- we get to e-mail every other day if needed. The cost is about 30 ruppees per hour. This is about sixty cents.
Hopefully that explains some of the basics!!
Thanks again for sharing Lindsay! You've done an awesome job capturing the experience for us, and it's really fun to hear what you've been up to. Also, I can relate to your emotional experience after having travelled Cambodia and Thailand, and I remember the homesickness, too. Sounds like India is taking is to a whole new level. Oh, India!
ReplyDeleteLots of love to Aunt Ang too... Josie has been looking at family pics and we are trying to get her to say "Ang" now that she can say Grandma and Grandpa.
Glad to hear from you guys. Always start getting upeasy if we don't hear something every 12 hours or so. Sounds like you're finally in the groove, travel wise. Noticed in today's paper the Indian Hindus are starting the 10days of Ganesh Chaturthi . . . and will be dumping large statues of Ganesh the elephant god, into lakes, strams and oceans. Keep an eye out. That would really be a neat picture.
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