Last time we traveled to India, I had pretty extensive 7
part series detailing our flights, accommodations and activities. This trip was shorter 10 days versus 17 and
only featured Delhi and Ahmedabad. Most
of the trip was spent in the city with family and we did not do any sightseeing
aside from the malls and dining out a few times.
Preparing for an international trip is a challenge and this
time rather than having one 8 month old, we have a 4 year old and a 2 year
old. To complicate travel plans, both
came down with the croup 2 days before we were supposed to fly out. Packing was more of a challenge as well as
Lufthansa allows only one 50 pound bag/person. Of that allowance, 75 pounds was
gifts for family and the remaining 125 now had to accommodate four larger
people.
We did manage to get typhoid immunizations and malaria
medication although I am not convinced that is necessary unless spending a lot
of time in country and eating adventurously.
Lufthansa was a great airline and we flew from Denver to
Frankfurt and then Frankfurt to Delhi.
The layover on the way out was only 3 hours so we did not venture into
the city nor did we want to with 2 kids in tow.
They both traveled well and enjoyed the personal touch screen monitors
to watch cartoons and animated movies.
The meals were interesting as we ordered two standard meals, one
vegetarian and one fruit plate. The
bases were all covered and nobody went hungry.
The flight from Frankfurt to Delhi was more of the same
except this time we were on a full flight and the girls could not stretch out
as easily as we could with one open seat.
We arrived around midnight and flew through customs to be greeted by
Sunil Mama, Arun Mama, Nikhil and Lakshay.
Saturday we basically slept and mulled about the house. The 12 hour jetlag can be pretty bad and the
girls were still recovering from the croup.
Sunday was a little more interesting as Ratna attended the
Kirtan function and the girls became more comfortable with their chachus and
chachis. We also went to the park a
couple of times. The design of the park
is very different from parks in Colorado, but there were no serious injuries
and everyone’s tetanus shots were up to date.
Monday was an uneventful day. We did go to the mall which was pretty impressive. This three story monolith had
everything. I looked at a Sahara India
cricket jersey, but the 2850 rupees ($57) price tag was a rude awakening that
stuff is not cheap in India. We also
stopped in “Mad Over Donuts” and let the kids play on the arcade rides. Monday night we went to Akhil and Ankhit’s
flat for Akhil’s birthday party.
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