The Golden Triangle

My Parents came to visit me finally. I have missed them and everything from America very much. I went to Delhi by bus the day before their flight came in. I arrived at the airport dressed in a “salwar kameez” a typical Indian outfit waiting impatiently for their arrival. While I was waiting for them to come out of customs I kept seeing all these foreigners except my parents I was getting a little stir crazy. I finally saw them coming down and I started crying I could not stop I was so happy to see them. My mom did not even recognize me at first she had to do a double take. Everyone around us must have thought we were a silly sight but it did not bother me one bit I was to ecstatic to see my family! The following day I introduced my parents to a typical north Indian breakfast: curd (yogurt) and aloo paratha (potato between flat bread). Not sure if they would want to eat this every morning like Indians do but they seemed to like it. We found our selves an auto rickshaw that took us around for two days to see the forts, monuments, gardens, temples, museums and had an amazing time. Delhi is very rich in history and culture its an experience you don’t want to miss. We over paid our rickshaw driver so he would not leave us. He kept taking us to his “uncles” shops, places we did not want to go but had to since he was driving us that’s the only downside to Indian drivers. We than rented a vehicle to take us to Agra and than Jaipur the other two cities that constitute the golden triangle. We saw the Taj Mahal at sunset on the beach where I got to ride a camal, a very memorable ride. Following day we visited the Taj Mahal for 4 hours it was the most majestic thing I have ever seen, all three of us were mesmerized and did not want to leave. So we paid a tour guide to tell us about the history and it’s a tragic love story with death and imprisonment. We continued on our journey to Jaipur the “pink city.” We rode an elephant saw the red fort and had a tour guide us through the city. And than we took a flight to shimla to see where I have been staying for my time in india. They saw the hospital and met the staff, and mom and I went on a horse ride up a mountain which was so cool. Over all we had a great trip and I was so thankful that my parents came. They took in lots of Indian food, culture, history, lifestyle for a short trip. Its something that I will never forget for the rest of my life.