Trip to Old Delhi

I went to Old Delhi yesterday with Christian and Jean-Luc (2 french canadian guys that I work with). It was simply amazing. We didn't really 'do' anything... we just walked around and tried to take everything in. The sounds, the smells, the people... everything was like it was from a different world (trying to be dramatic, but whatever). It was pretty awesome to say the least. Here are some photos of the day!

I thought this was Ghandi at first... but it's not. I can't remember for the life of me who it is...

 

 Man washing his feet inside the mosque:

 This was my bag after it was knifed. Someone tried to steal my stuff at some point during our walk... Nothing was taken... probably b/c I was only carrying bug spray and sun screen.

 This was outside of the metro station. I think this is a temple.

 Now I know why there are blackouts in Dehli...

 Goats eating... not sure what though...

 Boys outside the mosque. These guys kept wanting pictures of us. Really nice kids.

 Me and the guys.

 Inside the mosque... not my best life decision considering that bin laden was killed just last week. I said I was Canadian... We originally went in with shorts but we were told we couldn't go in... hence the stylish skirts.

 Boys in the mosque washing their feet

 These people loved Christian. They kept asking him to take their picture so they could see themselves on the screen of the camera.

 Crazy, crazy streets of Delhi.

 Chickens sold on the street

 Goat on the street

 Rickshaw ride!

 Rickshaw cyclist sleeping... in a very strange position.

 Chickens?... vultures?... not sure.

 Ox pulling a huge cart

 Guy getting a rickshaw ride.

Akshardham

So... it's been a long time since my last post... I've been super busy at work, but I figured out the solution to this problem... I'll just blog at work!
Lately I have been getting into work around 10 am and working until 10pm... so long days and nights. They're starting to get longer since I'm starting to miss home and I'm desperately awaiting the arrival of Katrina. I know, gross, bob loves katrina, bla bla bla... whats new, right?
Anyways... so I've been having a great time in india since my last post. I'm starting to get a lot more comfortable in the office and I'm starting to make my 'work friends'. So I realize that I usually do a bullet point outline of my days in india, so I'm just going to stick with that. So, a few new things that I have learned/experienced in india...

• Akshardham: I went to Akshardham last weekend. I think it's the newest temple in Delhi. The place was massive, the architecture was beautiful... it was truly an experience i'll never forget. 

Ram and Nattu (2 guys from the office) were nice enough to take me there and show me around. First we went to the central temple... It had statues of a lot of the hindu gods and they shared the story of each of them... very interesting. Then they took me to the center of this temple and we looked at the 'main god' of the temple. By this I was very confused... b/c in hinduism there are 3 main gods... verma, shiva, and one other i think? But now there is a main, main god?
Confusion...
Anyways... I found out that each temple has it's own god that's worshiped. I can't remember the name of this one, but I learned plenty about him through videos, animatronics (seriously), and tours throughout the temple. It was truly a hindu god theme park. A little creepy, but a little fun.
After the creepy animatronic shows and such, we went outside (by this time it was dark) for the water/light show in front of the giant main god statue. There were probably about 2000 people there. Very very fun.

So that was Akshardham. This blog isn't letting me add photos, but I think they're available on facebook!

Bob