India style

Delhi boasted food so good I may never eat Indian food in the US again. It also clogged my lungs with smog so heavily I may never make it back to the US alive. Being in a place like this makes you jealous of what cities like Delhi have to offer, while longing for the fresh air and clean streets of the Northwest.
We settled into a nice little hotel off the Main Bazaar in Delhi for a few days to get ourselves acclimatized to the food and the hectic way of life. There are a few rules of India we realized soon after we arrived. Pedestrians are last in line, next the rickshaws, followed by cars and then the rulers of the road cows. It's true what you have read. They are everywhere and in everything. I wish I could upload some of my pictures, but this douche bag at a hostel we stayed at said he would leave my cord at the front desk b/f he left and of course he didn't. So, I cannot show you pictures of anything yet. Just google India pictures and you should get a good idea.
Anyways, we hit up the Taj the other day in Agra, then we were off to Varanasi to experience the mighty Ganga and her ghats. People here bathe in, drink from, and cremate their loved ones in this holiest of rivers in India. Oh, and did I mention the most polluted of all rivers in India. Not everyone is able to be cremated here, so those unfortunate people who are born as untouchables are rowed out to the middle of this grand river and their bodies are thrown in mafia style with weight tied to them. So what if the rope gives and the weight drops their bodies which may just pop out right in front of a child bathing. That's India and I am loving it!
Despite these and other stories you may have heard/read, we are both having the time of our lives and appreciating every moment. Soon enough I will be out on a trek through the Himalayas, but until then go Obama!